Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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, 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 their own… … 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, 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 their own… … Black's law dictionary
Assize Court — The Court of Assize, or Assizes, is a medieval term for legal codes (such as Assizes of Jerusalem ), that continues to be used in modern times. It is the name of criminal courts in several countries. In France, Belgium and Italy the court is… … Wikipedia
Assize — The meeting of the king and his council; the decrees issued by the king after such meetings; also, an ordinance such as that regulating prices of bread and ale, and weights and measures; such decrees became statutory. Later, the Grand Assize… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
grand — Jargon term for one thousand dollars. As to grand assize grand cape grand distress grand jury grand larceny grand serjeanty, see those titles … Black's law dictionary
grand — Jargon term for one thousand dollars. As to grand assize grand cape grand distress grand jury grand larceny grand serjeanty, see those titles … Black's law dictionary
Assize of Clarendon — The Assize of Clarendon was an 1166 act of Henry II of England that began the transformation of English law from such systems for deciding the prevailing party in a case as trial by ordeal or trial by battle to an evidentiary model, in which… … Wikipedia
assize — /euh suyz /, n. 1. Usually, assizes. a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations in England, usually by a judge of a superior court. 2. an edict, ordinance, or enactment made at a session of a legislative assembly … Universalium
