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  2. Forum shopping - Wikipedia

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    When a case is filed before a court, the court decides whether it has personal and subject matter jurisdiction, and if so, whether it is the most appropriate forum or venue. Under the doctrine of forum non conveniens , Latin for "inappropriate forum", a judge has a discretion to transfer a case if the court selected is not the most convenient one.

  3. Venue (law) - Wikipedia

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    Finally, a case may be dismissed because its venue is harshly "unfair" to one or more parties under a doctrine called forum non conveniens, often used in cases where the events took place in a foreign country. Defendants can waive venue at the time of trial (Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., 308 U.S. 165 (1939)). Plaintiffs can waive ...

  4. Discussion group - Wikipedia

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    Discussion group was evolved from USENET which is a traced back to early 80's. [3] Two computer scientists Jim Ellis and Tom Truscott founded the idea of setting a system of rules to produce "articles", and then send back to their parallel news group. [4]

  5. Venue - Wikipedia

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    Venue (law), the place a case is heard; Financial trading venue, a place or system where financial transactions can occur; Music venue, place used for a concert or musical performance; Sport venue, place used for a sporting event; Theater (structure), or venue, a place used for performing theater

  6. World Economic Forum - Wikipedia

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    Through the forum's first decade, it maintained a playful atmosphere, with many members skiing and participating in evening events. Appraising the 1981 event, one attendee noted that "the forum offers a delightful vacation on the expense account." [13] Political leaders soon began to use the annual meeting as venue for promoting their interests.

  7. Convention center - Wikipedia

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    A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) [1] is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees.

  8. Case study - Wikipedia

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    A case study is an in-depth, detailed examination of a particular case (or cases) within a real-world context. [1] [2] For example, case studies in medicine may focus on an individual patient or ailment; case studies in business might cover a particular firm's strategy or a broader market; similarly, case studies in politics can range from a narrow happening over time like the operations of a ...

  9. Konglish - Wikipedia

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    Many Konglish terms were invented by Koreans through non-standard abbreviations or combinations of English words or by applying a new meaning or usage to a common English word. [18] [19] While English words may have reached Korea via globalization, modernization, etc.) social and linguistic factors had an impact in the shift of meaning of the ...