vicinage

== English == === Etymology === From Old French visnage, respelled to more closer match its Latin source vīcīnus (“neighbor”). By surface analysis, vicine +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/ === Noun === vicinage (countable and uncountable, plural vicinages) (now rare) A surrounding district; a neighbourhood. (now rare) The people of a neighbourhood. The state of living near something; proximity, closeness. (UK, US, law) The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn. (New Jersey, law) A geographical division of the w:New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court (New Jersey, law) A geographical division of the w:United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, covering several counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the District Court === See also === vicinity vicinal