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forum non conveniens

noun/ˌfɔːrəm nɒn kənˈviːniɛnz/

C2CEFR level
92/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A discretionary doctrine allowing a court to decline jurisdiction where another forum is clearly more appropriate.

The action was stayed on forum non conveniens grounds in favour of the Singapore courts.

Topic: Evidence & procedure in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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