assize : Idioms & Phrases
court of assize
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noun the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
assizes; court of assize.
WordNet
court of assize and nisi prius
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noun the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
assizes; court of assize.
WordNet
Maiden assize
(Eng. Law) , an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. Smart.
