LO'CAL, a. [L. localis; from locus, place, loco. See Lay.] 1. Pertaining to a place, or to a fixed or limited portion of space. We say, the local situation of the house is pleasant. We are often influenced in our opinions by local circumstances.2. Limited or confined to a spot, place, or definite district; as a local custom. The yellow fever is local in its origin, and often continues for a time, to be a local disease.3. In law, local actions are such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; distinguished from transitory actions.
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