Assizes Synonyms

The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. court-of-assize
  2. court of assize and nisi prius

Words Related to Assizes

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. assize
  2. gaol
  3. guild-hall

Assizes Sentence Examples

  • The only town charter is one of 1567-1568, in which Queen Elizabeth confirms an ancient privilege of the burgesses that they should not be upon assizes or juries with strangers, relating to matters outside the town.

  • The assizes are held at Enniskillen, quarter sessions at Enniskillen and Newtownbutler.

  • This time the family refused to condone his proceedings; he was tried with his confederates at Lancaster assizes, March 1827, convicted, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment in Newgate.

  • The assizes of Antioch have been discovered and published.

  • The town, though frequently the centre for medieval assizes and inquisitions, never became a municipal or parliamentary borough, but was governed by two constables, elected in the manorial court.

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