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Lat. A court of justice, or judicial tribunal; a place of jurisdiction ; a place where a remedy is sought; a place of litigation. 3 Story. 347. In Roman law. The market place, or public paved court, in the city of Rome, where such public business was transacted as the assemblies of the people and the judicial trial of causes, and where also elections, markets, and the public … [Read more...] about FORUM

Latin meaning stronger. A term applied in the law of evidence to that species of presumption arising from facts shown in evidence which Is strong enough to shift the burden of proof to the opposite party. The custody of the law is stronger than that of man. Fortior et potentior est dispositio legis quam bominis. The disposition of the law is of greater force and effect than … [Read more...] about FORTIOR

A jurisdiction or court which is convenient or inconvenient. A lawsuit may be dismissed or moved from a forum that is not convenient or inappropriate, e.g. where an accident occurred in state A and the plaintiff and most defendants live in state B with the case being filed in state C, an inconvenient forum. … [Read more...] about FORUM CONVENIENS

Latin meaning The custody of the law is stronger than that of man. … [Read more...] about FORTIOR EST CUSTODIA LEGIS QUAM HOMINIS

Latin for an inconvenient forum or court where the current court acknowledges that another forum or court is more appropriate and sends the case to such a forum. A change of venue, where another venue is more appropriate to adjudicate a matter, such as the jurisdiction within which an accident occurred and where all the witnesses reside. … [Read more...] about FORUM NON CONVENIENS