FORUM NONCONVENIENS
\fˈɔːɹəm nˌɒnkənvˈiːnɪənz], \fˈɔːɹəm nˌɒnkənvˈiːnɪənz], \f_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m n_ˌɒ_n_k_ə_n_v_ˈiː_n_ɪ__ə_n_z]\
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Latin for an inconvenient court. Because these days strict written rules of jurisdiction and venue are used to decide where a case can and cannot be properly filed, this term has largely lost any real meaning, except as yet another example of a confusing Latin term that lawyers take pleasure in using.
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.
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