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  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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