venue
Americannoun
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Law.
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the place of a crime or cause of action.
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the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
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the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
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the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
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the scene or locale of any action or event.
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the position taken by a person engaged in argument or debate; ground.
noun
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law
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the place in which a cause of action arises
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the place fixed for the trial of a cause
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the locality from which the jurors must be summoned to try a particular cause
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a meeting place
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any place where an organized gathering, such as a rock concert or public meeting, is held
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a position in an argument
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Davidson has expressed his horror at the ordeal, telling Variety that he wondered why he was seated near one of the many microphones placed throughout the venue.
From Salon
Wolf Alice, winning best group, used their allotted stage time to make a plea for the "pubs, clubs and grassroots venues where we quite literally learned to play our instruments and write our songs".
From BBC
Ahead of the ceremony, she warmed Manchester up with a radiant, candlelit charity gig at the city's Albert Hall venue on Thursday.
From BBC
Ruthie Embry, vice president of architecture and design at Live Nation, says the records and other memorabilia inside the space “connects you directly to the venue’s history the second you walk in the door.”
From Los Angeles Times
"We actually played this venue in 2024 as part of the tour for my first album," says the singer, who's got a six night residency at London's O2 coming up later this year.
From BBC
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