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Dominus litis
choice ought to lie with the plaintiff to choose the forum best suited to him unless there be a rule of
exhaustion of remedies
and criminal procedure: a remedy cannot be sought in another forum (as a federal district court) until the remedies or claims
forensic
forensic [Latin forensis public, forensic, from forum forum] 1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to
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Borrowing statute
a legislative exception to the conflict-of-laws rule holding that a forum State must apply its own statute of limitations. A borrowing
Market
and selling; also purchase and sale. It differs from the forum, or market of antiquity, which was a public market-place on
Designated by the conflict rules
prevent the application of provisions of law designated by a forum's conflict rules, including provisions relating to the personal and proprietary
Determination
final, and if appealed against, final determination by the appellate forum, Special Military Estate Officer v. Munivenkataramiah, (1990) 2 SCC 168:
Fairs
Fairs [fr. foire, Fr.; forum nundin', Lat.]. these institutions are very closely allied to markets.
Tolling statute
when the defendant cannot be served with process in the forum jurisdiction, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1495.
Renvoi
turn refer the court back to the law of the forum, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1300.
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