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Venue

Venue Meaning & Definition
Venue Definition And Meaning

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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