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venue

venue

23 5.8
The location where a trial or legal case is heard
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛnju/
  • Jargon
translation icon : jurisdicción
  • 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.

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Examples

  • This is not the proper venue for an appeal.

  • Regarding this change of venue... ...does defense wish to engage in oral argument?

  • We asked the judge to change the location of the venue of the trial, because of all the--

  • Ms. Bingum, this is not the proper venue for this.

  • Yes, well, there's been a change in venue.

  • 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.

  • This is not the proper venue for an appeal in this legal matter.

  • First, the judge must decide whether the current venue is appropriate for the trial.

Synonyms

situs
vsvenue
  • Specialized
1 9.6

The place where something exists or happens, for legal and medical matters

is specific to trials and jurisdictions rather than any general site

Surface Forms

venue singular
venues plural

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.