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assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
assize — assize, or assise (obsolete) /asayz/ An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from… … Black's law dictionary
Assize — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Assize es una voz inglesa que representa el documento legislativo originado a partir de la Curia regis, que, en 1179, sustrajo a la justicia feudal de gran parte de sus prerrogativas. En Inglaterra dio a conocer el… … Wikipedia Español
Assize — As*size , n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F. assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L. assid?re to sit by; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}, {Size}, and cf. {Excise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assize — index bar (court), forum (court) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Assize — As*size , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assizing}.] [From {Assize}, n.: cf. LL. assisare to decree in assize. Cf. {Asses}, v.] 1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. To fix the weight, measure, or price … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assize — [ə saɪz, englisch; Assise] die, früher periodisch an bestimmten Tagen zusammentretendes Gericht in den Gerichtsbezirken (circuits) in England und Wales, das mit umherreisenden Richtern und ortsansässigen Geschworenen besetzt war. Durch den… … Universal-Lexikon
assize — ASSÍZE s. f. pl. 1. (în evul mediu) adunări reunind pe suzeran şi vasalii săi, în cadrul cărora se discutau probleme juridice, administrative etc. sau erau adoptate hotărâri. 2. hotărârea adoptată. (< fr. assises) Trimis de raduborza,… … Dicționar Român
assize — session of a law court, c.1300 (attested from mid 12c. in Anglo Latin), from O.Fr. assise session, sitting of a court (12c.), properly fem. pp. of asseoir to cause to sit, from L. assidere (see ASSESS (Cf. assess)). Originally all legal… … Etymology dictionary
assize — (also assizes) ► NOUN historical ▪ a court which sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales. ORIGIN Old French assise, from Latin assidere sit by … English terms dictionary
assize — [ə sīz′] n. [ME & OFr assise, court session < asseoir < L assidere: see ASSESS] 1. Historical a legislative assembly or any of its decrees 2. [pl.] court sessions held periodically in each county of England to try civil and criminal cases 3 … English World dictionary
