Usually means: Opportunity to withdraw before action.
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  1. locus poenitentiae: Wiktionary
  2. locus poenitentiae: Dictionary.com

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  1. locus poenitentiae: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  4. Locus poenitentiae: Legal dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (locus poenitentiae)

noun:  (law) The opportunity to withdraw from an ongoing process of committing oneself to an obligation, before such commitment is finalized; specifically, the opportunity to abstain from committing an intended crime before it is too late.

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