Legal Dictionary
Main Entry:
ven·uePronunciation:
'ven-"yüFunction:
nounEtymology: Anglo-French, place where a jury is summoned, alteration (influenced by
venue arrival, attendance) of
vinné visné, literally, neighborhood, neighbors, from Old French, ultimately from Latin
vicinus neighboring
1 : the place or county in which take place the alleged events from which a legal action arises —used esp. at common law
2 : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held —see also
CHANGE OF VENUE —compare
JURISDICTION 3 : a statement showing that a case is brought to the proper court or authority