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noun
1.
Law.
a.
the place of a crime or cause of action.
b.
the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
c.
the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
d.
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.
Origin:
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
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
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Venue
is always a great word to know.
So is submission. Does it mean:
| to put an end to or suppress a nuisance; to annul a writ |
| an agreement between parties involved in a dispute, to abide by the decision of an arbitrator or arbitrators |
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Word Origin & History
venue
early 14c., "a coming for the purpose of attack," from O.Fr. venue "coming," from fem. pp. of venir "to come," from L. venire "to come," from PIE base *gwa- "to go, come" (cf. O.E. cuman "to come;" see come). The sense of "place where a case in law is tried" is first recorded
EXPAND1530s. Extended to locality in general, especially "site of a concert or sporting event" (1857). Change of venue is from Blackstone (1768).
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