Nearby Words
Hollywood Venue & Events www.globalcuisineevents.com Unique Venues for Special Events In Hollywood (323) 668-0855
Unique L.A. Event Venues www.eventup.com/-----Los-Angeles-Venues Chic | Classic | Modern | Unique… Perfect Venues For Every Event!
Los Angeles Daily Deals www.groupon.com 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Do Los Angeles at 50-90% off!
Ads
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To venue
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Venue
is always a great word to know.
So is bankrupt. Does it mean:
| sufficient forethought to impute deliberation and intent to commit the act |
| a person who is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law |
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
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).
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.