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Word | Assize |
an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property / the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale / An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business. / a court that formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court., | |
Usage | ⇒ For justice (in England) we can approach the assizes ⇒ In these circumstances the case would be heard in the common law courts of assizes , quarter sessions, or petty sessions. |
Synonyms | law, measure, rule, assessment, statute, canon, court, estimate, estimation, hearing, mensuration, survey, trial, appraisement, decree, enactment, gauging, inquest, act, admeasurement, |
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