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assize (noun)

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  • 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 — noun Etymology: Middle English assise, from Anglo French, session, legal action, from asseer, asseoir to seat, from Vulgar Latin *assedēre, from Latin assidēre to sit beside, assist in the office of a judge, from ad + sedēre to sit more at sit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • assize — noun a) A session or inquiry made before a court or jury. b) The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors …   Wiktionary

  • assize — A word of such meanings and nuances in the law of England, especially the earlier law, that accurate and comprehensive definition is impossible. Noun: A court; a statute; a tax; the verdict of a jury in a court of assize; a writ; a jury summoned… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • assize — [13] Like assess, assize comes ultimately from Latin assidēre, which meant literally ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, related to English sit). In Old French this became asseeir… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • assize — [13] Like assess, assize comes ultimately from Latin assidēre, which meant literally ‘sit beside someone’ (it was a compound verb formed from the prefix ad ‘near’ and sedēre ‘sit’, related to English sit). In Old French this became asseeir… …   Word origins

  • assize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: act, bill1, enactment, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See LAW …   English dictionary for students

  • assize — [ə sʌɪz] noun historical a court which sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. Origin ME: from OFr. assise, feminine past participle of asseeir sit, settle, assess , from L. assidere (see… …   English new terms dictionary

  • assize — /əˈsaɪz/ (say uh suyz) noun 1. (usually plural) (formerly, in England and Wales) a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations by a judge (usually of the High Court) on circuit through the English counties. 2.… …  

  • maiden assize — noun (legal hist) An assize at which no criminal cases were heard • • • Main Entry: ↑maiden …   Useful english dictionary

  • court of assize — noun the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts) • Syn: ↑assizes, ↑court of assize and nisi prius • Hypernyms: ↑court, ↑tribunal, ↑judicature …   Useful english dictionary

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