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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•ue /ˈvɛnyu/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Law
- the place of a crime or cause of action.
- the county or place where the jury is gathered and the case tried.
- the scene or locale of any action or event.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ven•ue (ven′yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Vulgar Latin *venūta, for Latin venta, equivalent. to ven(īre) to come + -ta feminine past participle suffix
- Middle French: literally, a coming, Old French, feminine past participle of venir to come
- Middle English venue an attack 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: venue /ˈvɛnjuː/ n - 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
- chiefly US a position in an argument
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from venir to come, from Latin venīre |