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.
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.