venue

noun

1. Law.
   1. the place of a crime or cause of action.
   2. the county or place where the jury is gathered and the cause tried.
   3. the designation, in the pleading, of the jurisdiction where a trial will be held.
   4. the statement naming the place and person before whom an affidavit was sworn.
2. the scene or locale of any action or event.
3. the position taken by a person engaged in argument or debate; ground.

noun

1. law
   1. the place in which a cause of action arises
   2. the place fixed for the trial of a cause
   3. the locality from which the jurors must be summoned to try a particular cause
2. a meeting place
3. any place where an organized gathering, such as a rock concert or public meeting, is held
4. mainly US a position in an argument