Domicile Definition

Domicile Definition:: The permanent residence of a person; a place to which, even if he or she were temporary absent, they intend to return.

Related Terms: Permanent Resident, Habitual Residence, Abode, Dwelling

Sometimes spelled domicil (especially in old English).

The permanent residence of a person; a place to which, even if he or she were temporary absent, they intend to return.

In law, it is said that a person may have many residences but only one domicile.

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