domicile

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈdɑmɪsaɪl/, /ˈdɑmɪsɪl/

Noun

domicile (plural domiciles)

1. (formal) A home or residence.

   The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time.

2. (legal) A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.

Related terms

• domiciled
• domiciliary

Translations

• French: domicile
• German: Domizil
• Italian: domicilio
• Portuguese: domicílio
• Russian: ме́сто жи́тельства
• Spanish: domicilio

Verb

domicile (domiciles, present participle domiciling; past and past participle domiciled)

1. To have a domicile in a particular place.

   The answer depends on which state he was domiciled in at his death.

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