Law Dictionary Definitions

forum regium (for-<<schwa>>m ree-jee-<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. The king’s court.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum originis (for-<<schwa>>m <<schwa>>-rij-<<schwa>>-nis). [Latin] Hist. The forum or place of a person’s birth, considered as a place of jurisdiction.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum non conveniens (for-<<schwa>>m non k<<schwa>>n-vee-nee-enz). [Latin “an unsuitable court”] Civil procedure. The doctrine that an appropriate forum — even though competent under the law — may divest itself of jurisdiction if, for the convenience of the litigants and the witnesses, it appears that the action should proceed in another forum in which the action…

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

forum ligeantiae rei (for-<<schwa>>m lij-ee-an-shee-ee ree-I). [Latin] Hist. The forum of the defendant’s allegiance; the court or jurisdiction of the country to which the defendant owes allegiance.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum internum (for-<<schwa>>m in-t<<schwa>>r-n<<schwa>>m), n.[Latin “internal tribunal”] Eccles. law. A court of conscience; a court for matters of conscience or the confessional.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum inconveniens.See FORUM NON CONVENIENS.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum externum (for-<<schwa>>m ek-st<<schwa>>r-n<<schwa>>m), n.[Latin “external tribunal”] Eccles. law. A court dealing with legal cases pertaining to or affecting the corporate life of the church. [Cases: Religious Societies 14. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 85–86, 88–92.][Blacks Law 8th]

forum ecclesiasticum (for-<<schwa>>m e-klee-z[h]ee-as-ti-k<<schwa>>m). [Latin] Hist. An ecclesiastical court. — Also termed judicium ecclesiasticum.[Blacks Law 8th]

forum domicilii (for-<<schwa>>m dom-<<schwa>>-sil-ee-I). [Latin] Hist. The forum or court of the domicile, usu. of the defendant.[Blacks Law 8th]