as·size ( -s z )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. [Middle English assise, from Old French, from past participle of asseoir, to seat, from Latin assid  re, to sit beside; see assiduous.] |
assizes [əˈsaɪzɪz]
pl n
(Law) (formerly in England and Wales) the sessions, usually held four times a year, of the principal court in each county, exercising civil and criminal jurisdiction, attended by itinerant judges: replaced in 1971 by crown courts
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| Noun | 1. | assizes - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) court, judicature, tribunal - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business |
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