Legal Residence (Noun)
Meaning
(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?".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The court determined that her legal residence was in the state where she had lived for the past five years.
- To be eligible to vote, you must have established a legal residence in the county for at least 30 days.
- His legal residence was listed as his parents' house, but he had been living abroad for several years.
- The tax authority required proof of her legal residence in the country to process her refund.
- The law firm specialized in helping expats establish a legal residence in the foreign country.