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Venue   /vˈɛnju/   Listen
Venue

noun
1.
The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).  Synonyms: locale, locus.
2.
In law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.





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"Venue" Quotes from Famous Books



... of aggressive law enforcement efforts; as a transportation and financial services hub, Singapore is vulnerable, despite strict laws and enforcement, as a venue for money laundering ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... 1882) three contestants, equally interested in the balance of land-power in Eastern Asia were constantly pitted against one another with Korea as their common battling-ground—Russia, China and Japan. The struggle, which ended in the eclipse of the first two, merely shifted the venue from the Korean zone to the Manchurian zone; and from thence gradually extended it further and further afield until at last not only was Inner Mongolia and the vast belt of country fronting the Great Wall embraced ...
— The Fight For The Republic in China • Bertram Lenox Putnam Weale
... Audacity," said the Southron knight, "to no man on earth could you have put a question on the code of honour, who was more capable of rendering you a reason. Let us pause for the space of one venue, until I give you my opinion on this dependence, [Footnote: Dependence—A phrase among the brethren of the sword for an existing quarrel.] for certain it is, that brave men should not run upon their fate like brute and furious wild beasts, but should slay each other deliberately, ...
— The Monastery • Sir Walter Scott
... common interest with the aim of introducing joint positions agreed in WEU into the process of consultation in the Alliance which will remain the essential forum for consultation among its members and the venue for agreement on policies bearing on the security and defence commitments of Allies under the North Atlantic Treaty. - Where necessary, dates and venues of meetings will be synchronized and working methods harmonized. ...
— The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 • European Union


Words linked to "Venue" :   locale, jurisdiction, scene


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