venue
- noun
- /ˈvɛnju/
- Jargon
- So that's going to be very dependent on the venue that the suit is brought.
- change of venue
- venue and jurisdiction
- an improper venue
So that's going to be very dependent on the venue that the suit is brought.
- So that's going to be very dependent on the venue that the suit is brought.
- You have to meet certain jurisdictional venue requirements that those things are correct.
- You cannot do sell drugs here right now in Tampa and be charged in California or this is the venue to California, right?
Examples
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This is not the proper venue for an appeal.
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Regarding this change of venue... ...does defense wish to engage in oral argument?
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We asked the judge to change the location of the venue of the trial, because of all the--
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Ms. Bingum, this is not the proper venue for this.
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Yes, well, there's been a change in venue.
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There had already been one change of venue because of pretrial publicity, and he didn't want a second one.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bopp's practice has mostly outgrown the old courthouse, now only an occasional venue for him in state election law matters.
Academic text (2006) -
The court selected the County of Ventura as the venue for the trial of this case.
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This is not the proper venue for an appeal in this legal matter.
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First, the judge must decide whether the current venue is appropriate for the trial.
Synonyms
The place where something exists or happens, for legal and medical matters
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word venue comes from an old French word meaning 'coming', from Latin venire 'to come', the same root as in convention. That's why in law a venue is the place where a case or trial 'comes' to be heard.