VICINAGE

vicinage

vicinage (vis-[schwa]-nij). [Law French “neighborhood”] 1. Vicinity; proximity. 2. The place where a crime is committed or a trial is held; the place from which jurors are to be drawn for trial; esp., the locale from which the accused is entitled to have jurors selected. — Also termed vicinetum (vis-[schwa]-nee-t[schwa]m). [Cases: Criminal Law 108; Jury […]

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