[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

venue \ven"ue\ ve^n"-u, 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.
      1913 webster

            the twelve men who are to try the cause must be of
            the same venue where the demand is made.
                                                  --blackstone.
      1913 webster

   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.
         1913 webster

   2. a bout; a hit; a turn. see venew. r.
      1913 webster

   to lay a venue law, to allege a place.
      1913 webster
see also:
come venew veney to lay a venue 

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