assizes in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

assizes in the PONS Dictionary

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He indicted them for riot, but the case was dismissed at the assizes for a technical flaw in the indictment.
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Used in that way, the term has had no currency since the abolition of assizes in 1971.
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This is a lengthy work detailing the assizes the lower court of the kingdom, the burgess court, established for the non-noble class.
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The juries under the assizes began deciding guilt as well as providing accusations.
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It replaced the old real actions as well as the various possessory assizes.
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The last time the assizes were heard here was in 1638.
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