domicile

/'dɔmisail/
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domicile

The family's legal domicile is a small house with a white picket fence.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A place of residence; a dwelling: "domicile" refers to the housing or place where a person lives.
    • (Law) Permanent legal residence: In legal terms, a "domicile" is the place a person considers their permanent home and principal establishment, to which they intend to return whenever absent. A person can have only one legal domicile at a time.

  2. Verb:

    • To establish a home or residence in a particular place: "domicile" means to make one's home or to reside in a specific location or community.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • His primary domicile is a small apartment in the city center.
    • The court determined her legal domicile was still in New York, despite her long business trips abroad.

  • Verb:

    • After retiring, they chose to domicile in a quiet coastal village.
    • The company's headquarters are domiciled in Delaware for tax purposes.
Advanced Usage

  • "Domicile of origin": The domicile assigned to a person at birth, typically that of their parents.

    • Even though he moved abroad, his domicile of origin remained England.

  • "Domicile of choice": A domicile a person legally acquires by residing in a place with the intention of making it their permanent home.

    • She acquired a domicile of choice in France after living and working there for twenty years.
Variants and Related Words
  • Domiciliary (adj): Relating to a domicile or residence.
    • The nurse provided domiciliary care to the elderly patient.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Residence, dwelling, abode, home, habitation.
  • Verb: Reside, live, dwell, settle.
Related Phrases
  • "Change of domicile": The legal act of changing one's permanent residence.
    • Changing your domicile can have significant implications for taxation and voting rights.
domicile

The family's legal domicile is a small house with a white picket fence.

Noun
  1. housing that someone is living in
    • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
  2. (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time
    • what's his legal residence?
Verb
  1. make one's home in a particular place or community
    • may parents reside in Florida

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