Glossary
Forum refers to the entire state
Venue refers to the specific district (e.g., New York is forum; SDNY is venue)
Consent: defendant consents to jurisdiction in a specific forum. (vocabulary from Pennoyer)
In personam: defendant is served in hand within the forum state. (vocabulary from Pennoyer)
In rem: defendant has property in forum state, and the litigation is about that property. (vocabulary from Pennoyer)
Quasi in rem: defendant has property in the forum state but litigation is not about that property and court only has Jx up to the value of defendant’s property in the forum state. (vocabulary from Pennoyer)
Service simply refers to the delivery of the required documents
Process is another name for the summons
Notice is what you are trying to accomplish (notify the defendant of action)