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assize

as·size [ ə sz ]


noun  (plural as·siz·es)
Definition:
 
inquest: a judicial inquest, or the verdict of the jurors involved



plural noun as·siz·es 
Definition:
 
periodic courts: periodic judicial proceedings held until 1971 in the counties of England and Wales and presided over by itinerant judges. They were replaced by the Crown Courts.

[14th century. < Old French assise, past participle of asseoir "settle" < Latin assidere (see assess)]
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