Change Of Venue Definition

noun

The transfer of a case from a court in one location to a court in another, or from one court to another in the same judicial district, for reasons of fairness or for the convenience of the parties or the witnesses. See venue.

Webster's New World Law
(law) The removal of a trial to a locale other than that in which the case was first brought before a court.
The defense moved for a change of venue, as the media coverage had made selecting an impartial jury from the small town impossible.
Wiktionary
Attributive form of change of venue.
Change-of-venue motion.
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Other Word Forms of Change Of Venue

Noun

Singular:
change of venue
Plural:
changes-of-venue

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