Venue Definition
vĕnyo͝o
venues
noun
venues
The scene or setting in which something takes place; a locale.
American Heritage
The county or locality in which a jury is drawn and a case tried.
Webster's New World
The county or locality in which a cause of action occurs or a crime is committed.
Webster's New World
The court where a lawsuit may or should be tried, usually because the cause of action arose in that locality.
American Heritage
That part of a declaration in an action that designates the county in which the trial is to occur.
Webster's New World
idiom
change of venue
- the substitution of another place of trial, as when the local jury or court is likely to be prejudiced
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Venue
Noun
Singular:
venuePlural:
venuesIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Venue
Origin of Venue
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Middle English attack, arrival from Old French a coming, attack from feminine past participle of venir to come from Latin venīre gwā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French venue, the feminine singular past participle of venir.
From Wiktionary
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