do·mi·cile 1 /'dä-mə-ˌsīl, 'dō-/ n [Latin domicilium dwelling place, home]
1: the place where an individual has a fixed and permanent home for legal purposes – called also legal residence;
2: the place where an organization (as a corporation) is chartered or that is the organization's principal place of business compare citizenship, residence
◇ The domicile of an individual or organization determines the proper jurisdiction and venue for legal process. The courts of a person's domicile have personal jurisdiction. For persons lacking capacity (as minors), domicile is often statutorily determined as the domicile of the guardian.
domicile 2 vt -ciled, -cil·ing: to establish in or provide with a domicile
an alien admitted to the United States for permanent residence shall be deemed a citizen of the State in which such alien is domiciled — U.S. Code
any state in which a corporation is domiciled — L. H. Tribe
dom·i·cil·i·ary 1 /ˌdä-mə-'si-lē-ˌer-ē, ˌdō-/ adj: of, relating to, or constituting a domicile
domicile jurisdiction
domiciliary 2 n pl -ar·ies: a person who is domiciled in a particular jurisdiction (as a country)
a French domicile compare resident
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.