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Definition
the location of any event or action — especially a public eventor:
law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
- It's a perfect venue for a wedding reception.
venue = location
- We asked for a change of venue due to pre-trial publicity.
- "Change of venue," said Mr. Tate.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- We cross San Pedro and turn left on Crocker, with Mr. Ayers emptying his registry of every musician, athlete and music venue he can think of.Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
- With her encouragement, I began to speak at Chapman and other venues.Leon Leyson -- The Boy on the Wooden Box
- "You mean," Shultz slyly said, "you saw no reason for the court on its own motion to grant a change of venue?"Truman Capote -- In Cold Blood
- As you know, it's unusual for our firm to host such an event in venues other than our own, but in this case, Mr. Levinson didn't leave us much choice.Nicholas Sparks -- The Longest Ride
- This might not be the best venue for it.Andy Weir -- The Martian
- A change of venue is of no value now.Richard Wright -- Native Son
- "Shall we take this conversation to a more appropriate venue?" a smooth voice whispered menacingly.Stephenie Meyer -- New Moon
- At least then, we had some say in the dates, and the venues.Sarah Dessen -- Just Listen
- Being stranded on a life raft in the Pacific is a perfect venue for a hacker.Neal Stephenson -- Snow Crash
- Doleman has moved to the other side of the field, in search of a better venue to practice his black art.Michael Lewis -- The Blind Side
- It would probably be better to ask for a change of venue so as to nullify the force of such a prejudice.Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
- A very hot embrace, too, with no apparent concern about the public venue.James Patterson -- Kiss the Girls
- Now, by the salt wave of the Mediterraneum, a sweet touch, a quick venue of wit! snip, snap, quick and home!William Shakespeare -- Love's Labour's Lost
- He grew up looking for a fight and usually finding one, but he chose the moment and the venue to ensure that his dad was unlikely to learn of it.Dean Koontz -- Sole Survivor
- That winter, when Mortenson gave his slide show in Portland and San Francisco, event organizers had to turn hundreds of people away from packed venues.Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin -- Three Cups of Tea
- But it also could be that she likes us and we get a meeting and before the summer's out we're in a bigger place, bigger venue, bigger town.Sarah Dessen -- This Lullaby
- Woolf stopped off at a betting venue and bought a ticket on Seabiscuit, to win.Laura Hillenbrand -- Seabiscuit
venue = location of a trial
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