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Synonyms for assize

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-sahyz
Phonetic Transcription : əˈsaɪz

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Définition of assize

Origin :
  • "session of a law court," c.1300 (attested from mid-12c. in Anglo-Latin), from Old French assise "session, sitting of a court" (12c.), properly fem. past participle of asseoir "to cause to sit," from Latin assidere (see assess). Originally "all legal proceedings of the nature of inquests or recognitions;" hence sessions held periodically in each county of England to administer civil and criminal justice.
  • noun regulation
Example sentences :
  • The old saying, 'Truth will out,' does not apply in an assize court.
  • Extract from : « The New Tenant » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • The trial came on at the Court of Assize about six weeks ago.
  • Extract from : « Fantmas » by Pierre Souvestre
  • The judges on assize were ordered to press the king's demand.
  • Extract from : « History of the English People, Volume V (of 8) » by John Richard Green
  • The assize at Dorchester was opened on the 3rd of September.
  • Extract from : « Roger Willoughby » by William H. G. Kingston
  • Nearly every assize is marked by a charge of this character.
  • Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
  • It was the morning of the trial, and the Assize Court was crowded.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Judgment » by Joseph Hocking
  • It was still early for the assize courts, but she paid no attention to it.
  • Extract from : « The Day of Judgment » by Joseph Hocking
  • Into the details of the "Assize of Arms" it is unnecessary here to enter.
  • Extract from : « Freedom In Service » by Fossey John Cobb Hearnshaw
  • The assize courts were built in 1864 from designs by Waterhouse.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 5 » by Various
  • The names of the jurymen who were to be called on to serve at the assize had been published.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Remarkable Criminals » by H. B. Irving

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