assizes

as·size  (-sz)

n.

1.

a. A session of a court.

b. A decree or edict rendered at such a session.

2.

a. An ordinance regulating weights and measures and the weights and prices of articles of consumption.

b. The standards so established.

3. Law A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.

4. assizes

a. One of the periodic court sessions formerly held in each of the counties of England and Wales for the trial of civil or criminal cases.

b. The time or place of such sessions.

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[Middle English assise, from Old French, from past participle of asseoir, to seat, from Latin assidre, to sit beside; see assiduous.]

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assizes

Noun, pl

Brit (formerly in England and Wales) the sessions of the principal court in each county [Latin assidere to sit beside]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

assizes - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

Translations

assizes [əˈsaɪzɪz] npl → sesión f de un tribunal

assizes [əˈsaɪzɪz] npl → assises fpl

assizes [əˈsaɪzɪz] npl → assise fpl