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.
&fist; 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.
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.
&fist; 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.