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forum competens (for-<<schwa>>m kom-p<<schwa>>-tenz). [Latin] Hist. A competent court; a court that has jurisdiction over a case.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum actus (for-<<schwa>>m ak-t<<schwa>>s). [Latin “the forum of the act”] Hist. The place where an act was done.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum,n.1. A public place, esp. one devoted to assembly or debate. See PUBLIC FORUM ; NONPUBLIC FORUM. 2. A court or other judicial body; a place of jurisdiction. Pl. forums, fora.

forty-days court.See COURT OF ATTACHMENTS.[Blacks Law 8th]

forty,n. Archaic. Forty acres of land in the form of a square <the south forty>. • To determine a forty, a section of land (640 acres) was quartered, and one of those quarters was again quartered.[Blacks Law 8th]

Fortune 500.An annual compilation of the 500 largest U.S. corporations. • It is published in, and gets its name from, Fortune magazine.[Blacks Law 8th]

fortuitous event. 1. A happening that, because it occurs only by chance or accident, the parties could not reasonably have foreseen. 2. An event that, so far as contracting parties are aware, depends on chance. 3.Louisiana law. An event that could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time a contract was made. La. Civ.…

fortuitous (for-t[y]oo-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>s), adj. Occurring by chance. • A fortuitous event may be highly unfortunate. Literally, the term is neutral, despite its common misuse as a synonym for fortunate.[Blacks Law 8th]

fortior (for-shee-<<schwa>>r or -or), adj.[Latin “stronger”] Hist. (Of evidence) involving a presumption that, because of the strength of a party’s evidence, shifts the burden of proof to the opposing party.[Blacks Law 8th]

fortia frisca (for-sh<<schwa>> fris-k<<schwa>>). [Law Latin] Hist. See FRESH FORCE .[Blacks Law 8th]