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venue (venyo̵̅o̅′)

noun

  1. Law
    1. the county or locality in which a cause of action occurs or a crime is committed
    2. the county or locality in which a jury is drawn and a case tried
    3. that part of a declaration in an action that designates the county in which the trial is to occur
    4. Rare the clause in an affidavit designating the place where it was sworn to
  2. the scene or locale of a large gathering, as for a sports event or rock concert

Etymology: ME < OFr, a coming, arrival, approach < venir, to come < L venire, come

venue Idioms

change of venue

Law the substitution of another place of trial, as when the local jury or court is likely to be prejudiced

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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