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noun - the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
noun - the regulation of weights and measures of articles offered for sale
noun - an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property
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| a court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court. |
| the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts) |
| (in Wales and England until 1971) one or more of the meetings of the most important court in each county, usually held four times a year by a travelling judge |
| A court which formerly sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was transferred to the High Court, and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court. |
| The regional courts of Great Britain, which were replaced by the crown courts in 1971. |
| A trial or hearing before such a court. |
| Plural form of assize. |
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The courts of assize, or assizes (), were periodic courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the quarter sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes exercised both civil and criminal jurisdiction, though most of their work was on the criminal side. The assizes heard the most serious cases, which were committed to it by the quarter sessions (local county courts held four times per year), while the more minor offences were dealt with summarily by justices of the peace in petty sessions (also known as magistrates' courts). * The word assize refers to the sittings or sessions (Old French assises) of the judges, known as "justices of assize", who were judges who travelled across the seven circuits of England and Wales on commissions of "oyer and terminer", setting up court and summoning juries at the various assize towns. |