assizes
About 0.33 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971.
- noun plural of assize
- noun A trial or hearing before such a court.
- verb third-person singular simple present indicative of assize
Similar words
court of assize court of assize and nisi prius foundation base criminal assises crimes foundations custos rotulorum old bailey
Often followed by
of in and at for were or to are
Word family
assize
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