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

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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

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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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