Noun
(now rare) A surrounding district; a neighbourhood.
(now rare) The people of a neighbourhood.
The state of living near something; proximity, closeness.
(Britain, 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
Source: en.wiktionary.org