Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Commune forum: A place where important courts in England used to be held. It was called "common place of justice" in Latin. These courts did not travel around the country.
Commune forum was a term used in history to refer to the main English courts that did not go on circuit. The term comes from the Latin words "common place of justice".
These examples show that the commune forum was a place where important legal cases were heard and decided. It was often located in the center of a town or city, making it easily accessible to people who needed to attend court hearings.