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assize Meaning

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assize (n)

the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale

an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property

Webster

assize (n.)

An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.

A special kind of jury or inquest.

A kind of writ or real action.

A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ.

A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other provisions; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures.

Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; as, rent of assize.

A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury.

The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural.

The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes.

Measure; dimension; size.

Webster

assize (v.)

To assess; to value; to rate.

To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority.

assize Sentence Examples

  1. The judge convened an assize to hear the evidence and deliver a verdict.
  2. The royal assize was called to address the grievances of the landowners.
  3. According to the assize, the accused was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.
  4. The assize of bread regulated the prices and quality of bread sold in the market.
  5. Farmers protested against the new assize, which imposed strict limits on livestock grazing.
  6. The assize of arms required all able-bodied men to possess certain weapons for defense.
  7. Citizens awaited the king's assize, hoping for fair judgments and pardons.
  8. The assize court was filled with spectators eager to witness the trial's outcome.
  9. Merchants complained about the burdensome regulations imposed by the latest assize.
  10. The town crier announced the upcoming assize, urging all citizens to attend and participate in the legal proceedings.

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The judge convened an assize to hear the evidence and deliver a verdict.

The royal assize was called to address the grievances of the landowners.

According to the assize, the accused was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.

The assize of bread regulated the prices and quality of bread sold in the market.