venue
[ ven-yoo ]
/ ˈvɛn yu /
noun
Law.
- the place of a crime or cause of action.
- the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
- the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
- the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
the scene or locale of any action or event.
the position taken by a person engaged in argument or debate; ground.
Origin of venue
1300–50; Middle English
venue an attack < Middle French: literally, a coming, Old French, feminine past participle of
venir to come < Vulgar Latin
*venūta, for Latin
venta, equivalent to
ven(īre) to
come +
-ta feminine past participle suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for venue
venue
/ (ˈvɛnjuː) /
noun
law
- the place in which a cause of action arises
- the place fixed for the trial of a cause
- the locality from which the jurors must be summoned to try a particular cause
a meeting place
any place where an organized gathering, such as a rock concert or public meeting, is held
mainly US
a position in an argument
Word Origin for venue
C14: from Old French, from
venir to come, from Latin
venīre