vicinage

as in vicinity
an adjoining region or space potential jurors were to be drawn from the vicinage in which the crime occurred

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Recent Examples on the Web Of the 28 judgeships in vicinage 15, which is made up of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties, there are nine vacancies. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023

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“Vicinage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vicinage. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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