Change of venue

A change of venue is the legal term for moving a trial to a new location. In high-profile matters, a change of venue may occur to move a jury trial away from a location where a fair and impartial jury may not be possible due to widespread publicity about a crime and/or defendant(s) to another community in order to obtain jurors who can be more objective in their duties. This change may be a few towns away, or across the state.

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In law, the word venue designates the location where a trial will be held. It derives from the Latin word for "a place where people gather."

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Law - Venue - Trial - Latin

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