| n. | 1. | The act or process of locating. |
| 2. | Situation; place; locality. | |
| 3. | That which is located; a tract of land designated in place. | |
| 4. | (Law) A leasing on rent. |
| Noun | 1. | location - a point or extent in space |
| 2. | location - the act of putting something in a certain place or location | |
| 3. | location - a determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" |
LOCATION, contracts. A contract by which the temporary use of a subject, or the work or service of a person, is given for an ascertained hire. 1 Bell's Com. B. 2, pt. 3, c. 2, s. 4, art. 2, Sec. 1, page 255. Vide Bailment; Hire.
LOCATION, estates. Among surveyors, who are authorized by public authority to lay out lands by a particular warrant, the act of selecting the land designated in the warrant and surveying it, is called its location. In Pennsylvania, it is an application made by any person for land, in the office of the secretary of the late land office of Pennsylvania, and entered in the books of said office, numbered and sent to the surveyor general's office. Act June 25, 1781, Sec. 2, 2 Sm. Laws, 7.
| location - memory location |
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