habitual residence
Legal term for the place where a person habitually resides; used in contexts such as jurisdiction, tax, or family law.
In private international law, habitual residence is an important connecting factor.
His habitual residence was determined to be in Tokyo.
Compound of 常 (じょう, 'usual, habitual') + 居所 (きょしょ, 'residence, whereabouts'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern legal contexts.