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To lay a venue

Venue \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.

    Note: 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.