LEX FORI

lex fori (leks for-I). [Latin] The law of the forum; the law of the jurisdiction where the case is pending (the lex fori governs whether the death penalty is a possible punishment for a first-degree-murder conviction). — Also termed lex ordinandi. Cf. LEX LOCI(1). [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§ […]