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Noun: assizes  u'sI-siz
Usage: archaic
  1. The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
    "The assizes were held twice a year in each county";
    - court of assize, court of assize and nisi prius
Noun: assize  u'sIz
  1. (law) an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
    "The assize was a common legal procedure in medieval England"
     
  2. The regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
    "The medieval market operated under strict assize to ensure fair trade"

Type of: court, judicature, judicial writ, ordinance, regulation, tribunal, writ

Encyclopedia: Assizes

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