English
forum non conveniens
Forum non conveniens comes from Latin forum+non+conveniens ‘inappropriate forum’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforum+non+conveniens‘inappropriate forum’
- Englishtodayforum non conveniens
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEforum+non+conveniens‘inappropriate forum’
- Englishtodayforum non conveniens
Every English word from Latin forum+non+conveniens
Today it means
noun 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin forum+non+conveniens / forum non conveniens