venue

[ ven-yoo ]

noun

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.

venue

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of venue¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of venue¹

C14: from Old French, from venir to come, from Latin venīre

Example Sentences

For the first time, in 2019, we hosted Disrupt SF at a bigger venue, Moscone West.

From TechCrunch

The spokesperson did not comment on plans for possible digital signage in other virtual venues.

From Fortune

Seven days before her wedding, Jacqueline Lachevre lost her venue.

From Fortune

Looking forward, he thinks perhaps venues might reopen next summer.

From Washington Blade

A club will also be a less reassuring venue than a hotel right after the quarantine ends.

From Ozy

On Christmas Day, sometime after dark, a hideous fire overtook the venue: 100 firefighters, 33 fire trucks, a four-alarm blaze.

From The Daily Beast

Manufacturing merchandise, publicity (a radio ad in SF, Facebook ads, venue specific advertising), supplies, shipping.

From The Daily Beast

Trump even gave Jackson a personal tour of the venue, with television cameras in tow.

From The Daily Beast

We wanted to be invited back to every venue, and we wanted our fans to bring their friends next time.

From The Daily Beast

Azhar started the night, his enthusiasm revving up the crowd that was a bit too large for the venue.

From The Daily Beast

Maizie hired a firm of Denver lawyers and the case went through all the complications of venue, trial, and appeal.

From Project Gutenberg

"Quand la bise fut venue" means without doubt the month of November or December.

From Project Gutenberg

The Marquis declared that, with popular sentiment as it was, he could not be given a fair trial, and demanded a change of venue.

From Project Gutenberg

But the instructor denied my petition for a change of venue.

From Project Gutenberg

Attlebury had skilfully shifted the venue and changed the tribunal.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• locale
• place
• setting
• site