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Forum

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Forum, a Court; the Court to the jurisdiction of which a party is liable. Forum competens, a Court having jurisdiction over the suit; forum incompetens a Court not having such jurisdiction.

1. A public place esp. one devoted to assembly or debate.

2. A court or other judicial body; a place of jurisdiction, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 664.

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