nexus

IPA: nˈɛksʌs

A form or state of connection.
(Canada, US, finance, law) The relationship between a vendor and a jurisdiction for the purpose of taxation, established for example by the vendor operating a physical store in that jurisdiction.
A connected group; a network, a web.
A centre or focus of something.
(grammar) In the work of the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860–1943): a group of words expressing two concepts in one unit (such as a clause or sentence).
(Ancient Rome, law, historical) A person who had contracted a nexum or obligation of such a kind that, if they failed to pay, their creditor could compel them to work as a servant until the debt was paid; an indentured servant.

Examples of "nexus" in Sentences

Its nexus is Basil's Bar, the island's revered watering hole.
Pope Benedict pointed out that this nexus is rooted in the mystery of the Incarnation.
In general, state tax nexus is a minefield and calling out for some new SC decisions to clarify matters.
Officials say they will continue it until they successfully crackdown on what they call the nexus of opposition to U.S. forces here.
The issue with the preservation of districts is more about the vernacular, about what I call the nexus of place, architecture and people (history).
Despite its remote location far above the treeline, Resolute is known as the nexus of the North, a frequent staging community for scientific, military and commercial expeditions.
RENUART: Well, a few days ago, General Franks mentioned what he describes as the nexus of terror when you take a regime who would support terrorism and mix it with the fanatics of organizations like Al Qaida.
They start off with what they call their nexus intelligence, which is essentially meeting with people who work in the restaurants and hotels here in Times Square, trying to find out if they know of any suspicious activity.
There would have been a more certain nexus if it were the same gun, but since this lawsuit was all about a duty to warn, whether one existed here or not, would it matter whether the same or different gun used in the attack?