The difference between Domicile and Home

When used as nouns, domicile means a home or residence, whereas home means one's own dwelling place.

When used as verbs, domicile means to have a domicile in a particular place, whereas home means to seek or aim for something.


Home is also adverb with the meaning: to one's place of or one's customary or official location.

Home is also adjective with the meaning: of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country.

check bellow for the other definitions of Domicile and Home

  1. Domicile as a noun (formal):

    A home or residence.

    Examples:

    "The call to jury duty was sent to my legal domicile; too bad I was on vacation at the time."

  2. Domicile as a noun (legal):

    A residence at a particular place accompanied with an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a residence accepted as a final abode.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Wharton"

  1. Domicile as a verb:

    To have a domicile in a particular place.

    Examples:

    "The answer depends on in which state he was domiciled at his death."

  1. Home as a noun:

    A dwelling. One's own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one's parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. A place of refuge, rest or care; an asylum. The grave; the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.

    Examples:

    "It's what you bring into a house that makes it a home'"

    "a home for outcasts"

    "a home for the blind"

    "a veterans' home'"

  2. Home as a noun:

    One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.

  3. Home as a noun:

    The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat.

    Examples:

    "the home of the pine"

  4. Home as a noun:

    A focus point. The ultimate point aimed at in a progress; the goal. Home plate. The place of a player in front of an opponent's goal; also, the player. The landing page of a website; the site's homepage.

    Examples:

    "The object of Sorry! is to get all four of your pawns to your home."

  5. Home as a noun:

  1. Home as a verb (always, _, with "in on", transitive):

    To seek or aim for something.

    Examples:

    "The missile was able to home in on the target."

  1. Home as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.

  2. Home as an adjective:

    Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.

  1. Home as an adverb (internet):

    to to one's place of or one's customary or official location to one's place of birth to the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to the full length to the home page

    Examples:

    "go home'', ''come home'', ''carry home"

    "to drive a nail home''; ''to ram a cartridge home"

    "Click here to go home."

  2. Home as an adverb:

    in one's place of or one's customary or official location;

    Examples:

    "Everyone's gone to watch the game; there's nobody home."

  3. Home as an adverb:

    ; ; to the center;

  4. Home as an adverb (UK, soccer):

    into the

  5. Home as an adverb (nautical):

    into the right, proper or position

    Examples:

    "Sails sheeted home."

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