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fo·rum /'fō-rəm/ n1: public forum2 a: a judicial body or assembly: courtallowed the defendant in a state court action to choose the federal forum by removing the case — M. H. Redishb: the territorial jurisdiction of a courtdue process requires defendant to have minimum level of contacts with forum before personal jurisdiction may be exercised — National Law Journal
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(court) noun
assize, the bench, court of justice, court of law, courtroom, forum, judicatory, judicature, judicial tribunal, panel of judges, session of the court, tribunal
associated concepts: forum non conveniens, law of the forum
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(medium) noun
agency, agent, channel, instrument, intermediary, means, means of expression, mechanism, method of communication, method of expression, mode of communication, vehicle
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bar (court)
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bench, chamber (body), conference, council (assembly)
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forum (court)
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judicatory, judicature
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market place
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meeting (conference), panel (discussion group), session, tribunal
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A court or tribunal; a place where people can try to get a judicial or administrative remedy for some wrong.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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a court or, more specifically, the system that has jurisdiction. See forum non conveniens.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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Refers to the court in which a lawsuit is filed or in which a hearing or trial is conducted. The appropriate forum depends on which court has personal jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter of the case.Category: If, When & Where to File a LawsuitCategory: Mediation, Arbitration & Collaborative LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A public place, typically devoted to communication or expression; in litigation, a particular court or jurisdiction.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A court of justice where disputes are heard and decided; a judicial tribune that hears and decides disputes; a place of jurisdiction where remedies afforded by the law are pursued.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A court of justice where disputes are heard and decided; a judicial tribune that hears and decides disputes; a place of jurisdiction where remedies afforded by the law are pursued.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a court which has jurisdiction to hold a trial of a particular lawsuit or petition.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
