01 n. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
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1.
A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
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2.
A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.“He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the senate than in the forum.” — Brougham.