forum selection clause

noun

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

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forum selection agreementchoice of forum clauseforum clauseagreement conferring jurisdictionchoice of forum agreementjurisdiction clauseagreement on the choice of courtchoice of court agreement
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Meanings

nounforum selection clause (plural forum selection clauses)

plural forum selection clauses

  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.

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
forum selection agreementchoice of forum clauseforum clauseagreement conferring jurisdictionchoice of forum agreementjurisdiction clauseagreement on the choice of courtchoice of court agreement
Also see
agreement conferring jurisdictionagreement on the choice of courtchoice of court agreementchoice of forum agreementchoice of forum clauseforum clauseforum selection agreementjurisdiction clause

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 協議管轄條款 /协议管辖条款, 合意管轄條款 /合意管辖条款
  • 協議管轄條款 /协议管辖条款 (xiéyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn)contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • 合意管轄條款 /合意管辖条款 (héyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn)contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • 合意管辖条款 (héyì guǎnxiá tiáokuǎn)contractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Czech dohoda o příslušnosti, dohoda o příslušnosti soudu
  • dohoda o příslušnosticontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • dohoda o příslušnosti souducontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • dohoda o volbě příslušného souducontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • dohoda o volbě souducontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Finnish oikeuspaikkalauseke
  • oikeuspaikkalausekecontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
French accord d'élection de for
  • accord d'élection de forcontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
German Gerichtsstandsvereinbarung
  • Gerichtsstandsvereinbarungcontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Irish comhaontú lena dtugtar dlínse
  • comhaontú lena dtugtar dlínsecontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Polish umowa jurysdykcyjna, umowa dotycząca jurysdykcji
  • umowa jurysdykcyjnacontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
  • umowa dotycząca jurysdykcjicontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Swedish klausul om val av domstolsland
  • klausul om val av domstolslandcontractual clause for the place of legal dispute
Cite this entry
APA

forum selection clause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forum%20selection%20clause

MLA

“forum selection clause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forum%20selection%20clause. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forum selection clause,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forum%20selection%20clause.

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