Phrase guide

forum selection clause

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forum selection agreement, choice of forum clause, forum clause, agreement conferring jurisdiction, choice of forum agreement, jurisdiction clause, agreement on the choice of court, choice of court agreement

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 協議管轄條款 /协议管辖条款 (xiéyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn) — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合意管轄條款 /合意管辖条款 (héyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn) — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Chinese Mandarin: 合意管辖条款 (héyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn) — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Czech: dohoda o příslušnosti — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Czech: dohoda o příslušnosti soudu — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Czech: dohoda o volbě příslušného soudu — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Czech: dohoda o volbě soudu — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Finnish: oikeuspaikkalauseke — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • French: accord d'élection de for — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • German: Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Irish: comhaontú lena dtugtar dlínse — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Polish: umowa jurysdykcyjna — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Polish: umowa dotycząca jurysdykcji — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Serbo-Croatian: sporazum o nadležnosti — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Serbo-Croatian: sporazum o nadležnosti suda — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Slovene: dogovor o pristojnosti — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Slovene: dogovor o pristojnosti sodišča — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • Swedish: klausul om val av domstolsland — contractual clause for the place of legal dispute