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VENUE
venue
(noun) in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
venue, locale, locus
(noun) the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
venue (plural venues)
A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
(legal) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid, or the district from which a jury comes.
(obsolete) A bout; a hit; a turn. See venew.
(sports) Sport venue: a stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
Usage notes
In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid.
Synonyms
See come, and confer venew, veney.
Hyponyms
• stadium
• arena
Source: Wiktionary
Ven"ue, n. Etym: [F. venue a coming, arrival, fr. venir to come, L. venire; hence, in English, the place whither the jury are summoned to come. See Come, and cf. Venew, Veney.]
1. (Law)
Definition: A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid. The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made. Blackstone.
Note: In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid.
2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See Venew. [R.] To lay a venue (Law), to allege a place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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