venue

American  

[ven-yoo] / ˈvɛn ju /

noun

• venues
  plural

1. Law.

   1. the place of a crime or cause of action.

   2. the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.

   3. the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.

   4. the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.

2. the scene or locale of any action or event.

3. the position taken by a person engaged in argument or debate; ground.

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venue British  

/ ˈvɛnjuː /

noun

1. law

   1. the place in which a cause of action arises

   2. the place fixed for the trial of a cause

   3. the locality from which the jurors must be summoned to try a particular cause

2. a meeting place

3. any place where an organized gathering, such as a rock concert or public meeting, is held

4. a position in an argument

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• venues
  plural

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

Explanation

A venue is the place where an event or meeting is happening. If you're going to see the best band ever, you should get to the venue early to get a good seat. Venue is derived from the Latin for "come" (venire), and it's a place people come to. Another meaning of venue is specific to the law as the place where a trial will be held, and the area from which the jury will be selected. If you're on trial for stealing, and you're known around town as "Sticky Fingers Magoo," your lawyer would wisely request a change of venue to give you a better shot at a fair trial.

Example Sentences

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Part of the LSE’s motivation for running the private markets venue is to forge early links with young private companies that might one day want to go public.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Even as the venue changed, the atmosphere and focus stayed. It’s still a place you can show up at alone and leave with a half dozen good friends.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The venue was created to adapt to a world in which companies were avoiding publicly listing, potentially locking in early-stage investors for indeterminate amounts of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Wednesday, AFP accompanied dozens of campaigners from the Pacific and Australia's Torres Strait Islanders on a flotilla which sailed past the summit venue and urged leaders to "keep 1.5C alive".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It’s about how we deal with the repercussions of magic when placed in a public venue, in a world that does not believe in such things. It’s a test of stamina and control, not skill.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Many prestige events and newly built venues also include an increased proportion of hospitality ticketing, which can drive up costs for fans wanting standard tickets.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Among the new rules proposed is a ban on stopping within 15 meters of the entrances and exits of these venues.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Such platforms are distinct from ordinary spot-trading venues and are squarely within the CFTC’s regulatory jurisdiction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Many of them are upstart traders who have ways to use artificial-intelligence tools in trading and markets, deploying teams of bots that monitor minuscule price movements across venues and even place trades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

In the city’s everyday life, in nearly all venues, there was little of the racial tensions that marred society throughout the rest of the South.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Related Words

• locale
• place
• setting
• site