Venue

A neighborhood, a neighboring place; synonym for place of trial. Venuerefers to the possible or proper place for trial of a suit, among severalplaces where jurisdiction could be established. Venue essentially involves theright of the party sued to have the action heard in a particular judicialdistrict, for reasons of convenience. In a criminal trial where publicitysurrounding the crime would virtually preclude fair trial, the court willdirect a change of venue, or removal of the proceedings to a different districtor county.