Assize Synonyms

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Synonyms for Assize

measure
Limit; bounds:
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act
An act is defined as an action or something which is done.
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bill
A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.
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enactment
The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
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law
(Slang, uncountable) The police.
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legislation
A bill being considered by a legislature that will become law if enacted.
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lex
A pet form of the male given name Alexander.
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statute
A law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document
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assembly
A congregation of people in one place for a purpose.
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court
Court is an area dedicated for playing a specific game.
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decree
An official order, edict, or decision, as of a church, government, court, etc.
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hearing
The definition of a hearing is a chance for someone to be heard or a court appearance before a judge.
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inquest
The jury hearing such an inquiry, and the result of the inquiry.
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ordinance
The definition of an ordinance is a rule or law enacted by local government.
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regulation
(Countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.
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rule
(Law) A regulation or guide established by a court governing court practice and procedure
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session
The number of hours within a day that a given body is performing its duties; a meeting of a court or a legislative body for the purpose of performing its business.
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trial
A formal examination of the facts of a case by a court of law to decide the validity of a charge or claim
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tribunal
The bench where a judge or other presiding judicial officer sits in court.
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  • By the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Belfast became for assize purposes "the county of the city of Belfast," with a high sheriff.

  • The penal tribunals have jurisdiction in cases involving imprisonment up to ten years, or a fine exceeding 40, while the assize courts, with a jury, deal with offences involving imprisonment for life or over ten years, and have exclusive jurisdiction (except that the senate is on occasion a high court of justice) over all political offences.

  • This Assize, which has been described as the earliest English Building Act, is of great value from an historical point of view, but unfortunately it had little practical effect, and in 1212 what was called " Fitz-Ailwyne's Second Assize," with certain compulsory regulations, was enacted.

  • The aldermen are not mentioned as the colleagues of the mayor until the very end of the 13th century, except in the case of Fitz-Ailwin's Assize of 1189, and this, of course, related specially to the duties of aldermen as heads of the wards of the city.

  • The early palaces of Verona, before its conquest by Venice, were of noble and simple design, mostly built of fine red brick, with an inner court, surrounded on the ground floor by open arches like a cloister, as, for example, the Palazzo della Ragione, an assize court, begun in the r 2th century.

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