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venue

noun/ˈvɛnjuː/

A2CEFR level
15/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

The physical location where arbitral hearings are actually held, which may differ from the seat.

For the parties' convenience the venue was Geneva, though the seat remained Paris.

Similar: location

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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