vicinage /ˈvɪsɪnɪdʒ/ noun6 •(US, UK) The area where a crime was committed, a trial is being held, or the community from which jurors are drawn. •The state of living near something; proximity, closeness. •A geographical division of the New Jersey Superior Court, covering one or more counties, for judicial administration and the assignment of venue to an action within the Superior Court •A geographical division of the 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 •(no longer used) A surrounding district; a neighbourhood.She is the only flower of fragrance that has blown in this vicinage for ten years past, or will for ten years to come […]. — 1748 •(no longer used) The people of a neighbourhood. formsvicinages