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 — 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