si·tus /'sī-təs, 'sē-, -ˌtu̇s/ n [Latin, position, site, from sinere to leave in place, allow]: a location that is or is held to be the site of something (as property or a crime or tort) and that commonly determines jurisdiction over it
the situs of a conspiracy
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.