LEX REGIA

lex regia (leks ree-jee-<<schwa>>). [Latin “royal law”] Roman law. A law ostensibly enacted by the Roman people granting wide legislative and executive powers to the emperor, later interpreted as providing that the emperor was a source of law, the emperor had full legislative powers, and the emperor’s will or pleasure had the full force of law. See LEGES IMPERII. LEX REI SITAE

lex rei sitae (leks ree-IsI-tee). [Law Latin] Scots law. The law of the place where the property is situated.

[Blacks Law 8th]