Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Spain and Spanish countries, a code of law; a charter of privileges; a custom having the force of law; a declaration by a magistrate; also, the seat or jurisdiction of a tribunal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
  • noun A custom having the force of law.
  • noun A declaration by a magistrate.
  • noun A place where justice is administered.
  • noun The jurisdiction of a tribunal.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.
  • noun A custom having the force of law.
  • noun A declaration by a magistrate.
  • noun A place where justice is administered.
  • noun The jurisdiction of a tribunal.

Etymologies

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Spanish, from Latin forum.

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