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noun
A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
Cross-reference in text; a sign that refers to something introduced earlier in a text.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A return.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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History
From French renvoi.
