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assize
as·size A0476300 (ə-sīz′)n. Law 1. a. A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is instituted, or the verdict of the jurors.b. A decree or edict rendered at such an inquest.2. assizesa. 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 assidēre, to sit beside; see assiduous.]assize (əˈsaɪz) n1. (Law) (in the US)a. a sitting of a legislative assembly or administrative bodyb. an enactment or order of such an assembly2. (Law) English history a trial or judicial inquest, the writ instituting such inquest, or the verdict3. (Law) Scots law a. trial by juryb. another name for jury1[C13: from Old French assise session, from asseoir to seat, from Latin assidēre to sit beside; see assess]as•size (əˈsaɪz)
n. 1. Usu., assizes. (in England) trial sessions, civil or criminal, held periodically by a high court. 2. an action, verdict, etc., of an assize. 3. an inquest or other judicial inquiry. 4. an enactment by a legislative assembly. 5. a statute for the regulation and control of weights and measures or prices of general commodities in the market. [1250–1300; Middle English asise < Old French: session, seat, n. use of feminine of asis, past participle of aseeir to sit, settle < Latin assidēre to sit by] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | assize - the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for saleordinance, regulation - an authoritative rule | | 2. | assize - an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of propertyjudicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officerlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
assizenounThe formal product of a legislative or judicial body:act, bill, enactment, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute.TranslationsAssiseCorte d'Assisetribunaleassize
assize[ə′sīz] (civil engineering) A cylindrical block of stone forming one unit in a column. A layer of stonework. assize1. A cylindrical block of stone forming one unit in a column. 2. A course of stonework.assize
assize 1 trial by jury; in English law also the writ instituting a trial or judicial inquest or its verdict. 2 (US) a sitting of a legislative assembly or administrative body or the enactment or order of such an assembly. 3 used in the phrase ‘tholded his assize’ in Scots criminal law, meaning that the PANEL has already been tried and cannot be tried again. See also ASSIZES. ASSIZE, Eng. law. This was the name of an ancient court; it derived its namefrom assideo, to sit together. Litt. s. 234; Co. Litt. 153 b., 159 b. It wasa kind of jury before which no evidence was adduced, their verdict beingregarded as a statement of facts, which they knew of their own knowledge.Bract. iv. 1, 6.
2. The name of assize was also given to a remedy for the restitution ofa freehold, of which the complainant had been disseised. Bac. Ab. h.t.Assizes were of four kinds: Mort d'ancestor Novel Disseisin DarrienPresentment; and Utrum. Neale's F. & F. 84. This remedy has given way toothers less perplexed and more expeditious. Bac. Ab. h.t.; Co. Litt. 153-155.
3. The final judgment for the plaintiff in an assize of NovelDisseisin, is, that he recover per visum recognitorum, and it issufficiently certain. if the recognitors can put the demandant inpossession. Dyer, 84 b; 10 Wentw. Pl. 221, note. In this action, theplaintiff cannot be compelled to be nonsuited. Plowd. 11 b. See 17 Serg. &R. 187; 1 Rawle, Rep. 48, 9.
4. There is, however, in this class of actions, an interlocutoryjudgment, or award in the nature of a judgment, and which to divers intentsand purposes, is a judgment; 11 Co. Rep. 40 b; like the judgment of quodcomputet, in account render; or quod partitio fiat, in partition; quodmensuratio fiat; ouster of aid; award of a writ of inquiry, in waste.; ofdamages in trespass; upon these and the like judgments, a writ of error doesnot lie. 11 Co. Rep. 40 a; Metcalf's Case, 2 Inst. 344 a: 24 Ed. III, 29 B19. assize
Synonyms for assizenoun the formal product of a legislative or judicial bodySynonyms- act
- bill
- enactment
- law
- legislation
- lex
- measure
- statute
Words related to assizenoun the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for saleRelated Wordsnoun an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of propertyRelated Words- judicial writ
- writ
- law
- jurisprudence
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