Venue
WordNet
noun
(1) In law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
(2) The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A place, especially the one where a given event is to happen.
- 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.
- A bout; a hit; a turn. See venew.
- Sport venue: a stadium or similar building in which a sporting competition is held.
Usage notes
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.