"renvoi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: renvois [plural]
Etymology: From French renvoi. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|renvoi}} French renvoi Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} renvoi (countable and uncountable, plural renvois)
  1. (law) A situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from another involved state would also apply the law of the forum. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-renvoi-en-noun-auZO94ru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 80 20 Topics: law
  2. Cross-reference in text; a sign that refers to something introduced earlier in a text. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-renvoi-en-noun-cj2s9xlA

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