About The Word Venue
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Venue
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What's The Definition Of Venue?
[n] in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
[n] the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) Synonyms | Synonyms for Venue: locale | locus Related Terms | Find terms related to Venue: See Also | jurisdiction | scene Venue In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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