Venue
venue (?), 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.
f 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.
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