vicinage

vicinage
The area surrounding a particular place, especially the place where the cause of action is alleged to have arisen or where a crime is alleged to have been committed. 56 Am J1st Ven § 2. The neighborhood or vicinity. 31 Am J Rev ed Jury § 6. The county, district, or other subdivision of venue. At common law, the right of trial by jury includes the right of a prisoner to have the jury obtained from the vicinage or county where the crime is supposed to have been committed. The reason for this is that the accused may have the benefit, on his trial, of his own good reputation and standing with the neighbors, if these he has preserved, and also of such knowledge as the jury may possess of the witnesses who may give evidence against him. 31 Am J Rev ed Jury § 5.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • Vicinage — Vic i*nage (?; 48), n. [OF. veisinage, F. voisinage, from OF. veisin, F. voisin, neighboring, a neighbor, L. vicunus. See {Vicinity}.] The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood; vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage. To summon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vicinage — vic·i·nage / vis ən ij/ n [Anglo French veisinage neighborhood, from veisin neighboring, from Old French, from Latin vicinus]: a particular vicinity or district: as a: the district in which a crime takes place and from which the accused is… …   Law dictionary

  • vicinage — [vis′ə nij΄] n. [ME vesinage < MFr visenage < veisin, near < VL * vecinus, for L vicinus: see VICINITY] 1. VICINITY 2. the people living in a particular neighborhood …   English World dictionary

  • vicinage — noun /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/ a) A surrounding district; a neighbourhood. It was as still as a church on a week day: the pattering rain on the forest leaves was the only sound audible in its vicinage. Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, c1850. b) The people of a… …   Wiktionary

  • vicinage — /vlsanaj/ Neighborhood; near dwelling; vicinity. In modern usage, it means the county or particular area where a trial is had, a crime committed, etc. At common law, accused had the right to be tried by jury of the neighborhood or vicinage, which …   Black's law dictionary

  • vicinage — noun Etymology: Middle English vesinage, from Anglo French veisinage, from neighboring, from Vulgar Latin *vecinus, alteration of Latin vicinus Date: 14th century a neighboring or surrounding district ; vicinity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vicinage — /vis euh nij/, n. 1. the region near or about a place; vicinity. 2. a particular neighborhood or district, or the people belonging to it. 3. proximity. [1275 1325; < L vicin(us) near (see VICINITY) + AGE; r. ME vesinage < MF < L, as above] * * * …   Universalium

  • vicinage — vic·i·nage || vɪsnɪdÊ’ / sɪn n. area; proximity; neighborhood …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vicinage — [ vɪsɪnɪdʒ] noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for vicinity. Origin ME: from OFr. vis(e)nage, from an alt. of L. vicinus neighbour …   English new terms dictionary

  • vicinage — n. Neighborhood, vicinity …   New dictionary of synonyms

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