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legal residence

NOUN
domicile
Synonyms
STRONG
abode accommodation apartment castle co-op condo condominium dump dwelling habitation home house joint mansion pad rack residence residency roost settlement
WEAK
commorancy crash pad roof over head
Antonyms
STRONG
office

Example Sentences

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Greater financial incentives under Customs and Border Protection’s Home program could encourage voluntary departures, and those who remain should be allowed, after careful vetting, to apply for legal residence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Some existing protections, such as means of confirming legal residence and identity, will be retained.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

“Your legal residence is where your life is rooted, the place you come back to,” he explained.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

He said his legal residence is in Tokyo, and he rents an apartment in Newport Beach during the Angels’ season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2023

A district secretary who has worked for many years with Italians is authority for the statement that marriages in Italy are always registered at the man's legal residence, no matter where the marriage took place.

From Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment by Colcord, Joanna C.