VENUE

venue. Venue, n. the place in which a cause is to be tried

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Ven″ue (vĕn″ū̍), 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. 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. ☞ 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. 2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See Venew.
To lay a venue (Law), to allege a place.