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domestic
[de-'mes-tik]

1: of or relating to the household or family
Example: a domestic servant
Example: domestic relations
(see also family court)

2: of, relating to, or originating within a country or state and esp. one's own country or state
Example: the state has personal jurisdiction over domestic corporations
(compare foreign, municipal)

 

 

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