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domiciliary  (dom-<<schwa>>-sil-ee-er-ee),  adj.  Of  or  relating  to  domicile  <  domiciliary jurisdiction>.domiciliary (dom-<<schwa>>-sil-ee-er-ee), n. A person who resides in a particular place with the  intention  of  making  it  a  principal  place  of  abode;  one  who  is  domiciled  in  a  particular jurisdiction. Cf. RESIDENT; CITIZEN. [Blacks Law 8th]

    domicile (dom-<<schwa>>-sIl), n.1. The place at which a person has been physically present and  that  the  person  regards  as  home;  a  person’s  true,  fixed,  principal,  and  permanent  home,  to which  that  person  intends  to  return  and  remain  even  though  currently  residing  elsewhere.  •  A person  has  a  settled  connection  with  his  or  her …

domicellus (dom-<<schwa>>-sel-<<schwa>>s), n.[Law Latin] Hist. 1.A king’s natural son in France. 2. A young lord. “Domicellus, Is an old obsolete … Word, anciently given as an Appellation or Addition to the King’s natural Sons in France, and sometimes to the eldest Sons of Noblemen there; from whence we borrowed these Additions: As several natural Children…

domestic violence.See VIOLENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

domesticus  (d<<schwa>>-mes-ti-k<<schwa>>s),  n.[Latin]  Hist.  Steward;  judge’s  assistant; assessor. [Blacks Law 8th]

domestic tort.See marital tort under TORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

domestic terrorism.See TERRORISM. [Blacks Law 8th]

domestic servant.A household servant. — Often shortened to domestic. [Blacks Law 8th]

domestic-relations law.See FAMILY LAW. [Blacks Law 8th]

domestic-relations  exception.The  exclusion  of  suits  regarding  the  granting  of  divorce, alimony, and child custody from federal diversity jurisdiction. • The domestic-relations exemption to federal diversity jurisdiction  originated as dictum in  Barber v. Barber, 62 U.S. (21 How.) 582 (1858).  Federal  courts  do  not  have  jurisdiction  to  grant  divorces,  award  alimony,  or  determine child custody. In…