assizes
noun/əˈsaɪzɪz/
/əˈsaɪzɪz/
[plural]- (in the past) a court of law that travelled to each county of England and Wales
- He was tried and sentenced at the assizes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French assise, feminine past participle of asseeir ‘sit, settle, assess’, from Latin assidere, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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