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forum shop
or fo·rum-shop
[ fawr-uhm shop ]
verb (used without object)
, Law.
- to choose a jurisdiction in which to file a lawsuit as a way of trying to increase one's chance of winning the case: Compare judge shop ( def ).
Litigants are increasingly tempted to forum shop among states to find courts more favorably inclined to their cause.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of forum shop1
First recorded in 1950–55
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