2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venue \Ven"ue\, n. [F. venue a coming, arrival, fr venir to
come L. venire; hence in English, the place whither the
jury are summoned to come See {Come}, and cf {Venew},
{Veney}.]
1. (Law) A neighborhood or near place the place or county in
which anything is alleged to have happened; also the
place where an action is laid.
The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of
the same venue where the demand is made
--Blackstone.
Note: In certain cases, the court has power to change the
venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a
different county from that where the venue is laid.
2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See {Venew}. [R.]
{To lay a venue} (Law), to allege a place
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
venue
n 1: the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a
meeting) [syn: {locale}, {locus}]
2: in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
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