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venue |
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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