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English
Pronunciation
SAMPA: /"vEnju:/
Etymology
From OF. venue feminine past participle of verb venir.
Noun
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- A place, especially the one where a given event is to happen.
- law 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. --w: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.
- obsolete A bout; a hit; a turn. See venew.
- sports Sport venue: a stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
Synonyms
See come, and confer venew, veney.
Related terms
lay a venue
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