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assizes Definition


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assizes
plural noun
    1. formerly
      In England and Wales: court sittings which used to be held at regular intervals in each county and which were presided over by itinerant judges, but whose criminal jurisdiction was transferred to the Crown Court under the Courts Act of 1971.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin assidere to sit beside.



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