Situate in United Kingdom

Meaning of Situate

The following is an old definition of Situate [1]: To have a situs (see, in this resource, the term), a place or position. Situated. In the United States, in such expressions as ” all that tract of land situated,” etc., has been more commonly used than ” situate.” Personalty is situated wherever it may be at a particular time. Strictly speaking, it cannot have a situs. See Contained. A house may be said to be situated on all the lands within the inclosure necessary for its enjoyment, and actually so used.

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Notes and References

1. Concept of Situate provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)