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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VEN'UE,
VEN'ULITE, n. A petrified shell of the genus Venus.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: venue, locale, locus]
2: in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Anglo-French, alteration (influenced by venue arrival, attendance) of vinné, visné, literally, neighborhood, neighbors, from Vulgar Latin *vicinatus, alteration of Latin vicinitas vicinity Date: 1531 1. a. the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held <requested a change of venue> b. the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises c. a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority 2. a. locale 1; also a place where events of a specific type are held <music venues> b. outlet 1c

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a an appointed meeting-place esp. for a sports event, meeting, concert, etc. b a rendezvous. 2 Law hist. the county or other place within which a jury must be gathered and a cause tried (orig. the neighbourhood of the crime etc.). Etymology: F, = a coming, fem. past part. of venir come f. L venire

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Venue Ven"ue, n. [F. venue a coming, arrival, fr. venir to come, L. venire; hence, in English, the place whither the jury are summoned to come. See Come, and cf. Venew, Veney.] 1. (Law) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action is laid. The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of the same venue where the demand is made. --Blackstone. Note: In certain cases, the court has power to change the venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a different county from that where the venue is laid. 2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See Venew. [R.] To lay a venue (Law), to allege a place.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(venues) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. The venue for an event or activity is the place where it will happen. Birmingham's International Convention Centre is the venue for a three-day arts festival... N-COUNT