assize

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French assises (sat), Latin assidere
assize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

[edit] Noun

Singular
assize

Plural
assizes

assize (plural assizes)

  1. A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.
  2. The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors.