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forum non conveniens en · NOUN

Etymology

Latin forum+non+conveniens (“inappropriate forum”)

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A doctrine of law holding that a court should decline to hear a case if another court—especially one in a foreign jurisdiction—would provide a more appropriate forum for the parties and evidence.
  2. (uncountable) In such a situation, the jurisdiction considered less appropriate.

Antonyms

forum conveniens

Deriveds

fnc · forum conveniens

Translations (1)

es derecho del tribunal de rehusar jurisdicción (doctrine of law)