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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASSIZE

From Old French assise session, from asseoir to seat, from Latin assidēre to sit beside.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASSIZE

assize  [əˈsaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASSIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Assize is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASSIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Assizes

The courts of assize, or assizes, were periodic criminal 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 heard the most serious cases, which were committed to it by the quarter sessions, while the more minor offences were dealt with summarily by justices of the peace in petty sessions. The word assize refers to the sittings or sessions of the judges, known as "justices of assize", who were judges of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice 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.

Definition of assize in the English dictionary

The first definition of assize in the dictionary is a sitting of a legislative assembly or administrative body. Other definition of assize is an enactment or order of such an assembly. Assize is also a trial or judicial inquest, the writ instituting such inquest, or the verdict.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASSIZE


abscise
æbˈsaɪz
capsize
kæpˈsaɪz
criticize
ˈkrɪtɪˌsaɪz
emphasise
ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
emphasize
ˈɛmfəˌsaɪz
excise
ˈɛksaɪz
exercise
ˈɛksəˌsaɪz
full-size
ˌfʊlˈsaɪz
incise
ɪnˈsaɪz
large-size
ˈlɑːdʒˌsaɪz
midsize
ˈmɪdˌsaɪz
one-size
ˈwʌnsaɪz
oversize
ˌəʊvəˈsaɪz
plus-size
ˈplʌsˌsaɪz
resize
ˌriːˈsaɪz
size
saɪz
small-size
ˈsmɔːlsaɪz
subincise
ˌsʌbɪnˈsaɪz
succise
səkˈsaɪz
synthesize
ˈsɪnθɪˌsaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASSIZE

assistant master
assistant mistress
assistant priest
assistant principal
assistant professor
assistant referee
assistant secretary
assistant teacher
assistantship
assisted dying
assisted living
assisted passage
assisted place
assisted suicide
assister
assistive
assistor
Assiut
assizer
assizes

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASSIZE

bite-size
cup size
downsize
Euro-size
fantasize
half-size
hip size
king-size
life-size
metastasize
outsize
overemphasize
plus size
pocket-size
queen-size
shoe size
supersize
unisize
upsize
waist size

Synonyms and antonyms of assize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «assize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASSIZE

Find out the translation of assize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

巡回
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

assize
570 millions of speakers

English

assize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

assize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجنايات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

присяжных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

assize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুরির বিচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

assises
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Assis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

assize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

条令
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

순회 재판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Assize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியாய சபை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकलन करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurul kararı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assise
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Assize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

присяжних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Juri
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κακουργιοδικεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

assize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

assize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

assize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of assize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIZE»

The term «assize» is normally little used and occupies the 121.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASSIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «assize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «assize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about assize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASSIZE»

Discover the use of assize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to assize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Calendar of Assize Records: Kent Indictments, Charles II, ...
Final volume of essential material for study of criminal justice in Kent and wider national context, 1625-88.
J. S. Cockburn, 1997
2
The Bloody Assize
Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Keywords: English Keywords 1900s Language English Artwork
Edward Parry, 2006
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Kenya Gazette
Gazeite Notice No. 2791 THE COMMISSIONERS OF ASSIZE ACT (Cap. 12) Appointment of Commissioner of Assize IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 2 (1) of the Commissioners of Assize Act, I, Daniel Toroitich arap Moj, ...
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A History of English Assizes, 1558-1714
J. S. Cockburn. 5 THE CLERK OF ASSIZE AND HIS STAFF Before turning to the judicial activity of assizes, something must be said of the clerical organization responsible for the records and smooth working of the assize courts. On each circuit ...
J. S. Cockburn, 1972
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The Justice of the Peace and Parish Officer
... the said judges, mayor, aldermen, and justices within London, Middlesex, and Surry ; and elsewhere, to be signed by 3 or more justices in sessions, and afterwards reviewed and confirmed or moderated by the judges of assize (or justices of ...
Richard Burn, 1772
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Love, the fulfilling of the law, an assize sermon
ASSIZE. SERMON. Rom. xiii. part of ver. 10. Love is the fulfilling of the law. In a discourse which I delivered at the opening of the Spring Assize, I took occasion to observe, that while, in our courts of justice, the instances of punishable false ...
Robert Anderson, 1828
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Changing Values in Medieval Scotland: A Study of Prices, ...
... English cereal index Z English livestock index 5 Weight of the wheat loaf 2' Weight of the wheat loaf: prosecutions 5 The assize of bread (Aberdeen) 5 The assize of bread (Aberdeen and Edinburgh) B The assize of ale (Aberdeen) ST Wheat ...
Elizabeth Gemmill, Nicholas Mayhew, 2006
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Hand-book to the Manchester Assize Courts ... By E. P.
5 England 9 "Styles of Gothic .... ...... .. 6 PART II. The History of the Assize Courts. Peon Situation Necessity for Courts ....... ..11 The “ Assize Courts' Act." 11 Pmn Committee Re-appointed .13 Premiums offered for Designsl4 Successful Designs ...
E. P., 1864
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The assize ball: or, Lucy of the moor [by - Offley. In verse].
ASSIZE. BALL,. &c. \VHERE the brisk viol from on high And harp with twanging string Rule with their sprightly minstrelsy The dancers' mazy ring — Where countless lamps dispel the night With concentrated ray, And rival with their splendid ...
mrs. Offley, Lucy fict.name, 1820
10
The Expenses of the Judges of Assize Riding the Western and ...
from holding the assizes on any circuit of which lie was a native, or inhabited,* was in full force ; but it is worthy of remark that the same two Judges should have holden every assize for the same circuit during five consecutive years. The same  ...
Sir Thomas Walmesley, Edward Fenner, Sir Peter Warburton, 1858

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASSIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term assize is used in the context of the following news items.
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1916: martyrs, justice and memory
Likening the response to the Bloody Assize of 1685, it called for the authorities to bring the prisoners before civil courts. These concerns had ... «Law Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Notorious Warwick highwayman in court
The story will be told in the original venue of the Assize – The Old Court House in Jury Street, where Bendigo was tried and condemned. «Leamington Observer, Jul 15»
3
Crossword solutions: Friday, July 3
Down: 1 Batch, 2 Awn, 3 Drinker, 4 Ageing, 5 Imbue, 6 New Jersey, 7 Quintet, 11 Alexander, 13 Seventy, 15 All over, 16 Assize, 18 Dandy, ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
4
French mom sentenced for murder of 8 newborns
Anne Segond (left), president of the North Assize Court in Douai, France, speaks during the trial of Dominique Cottrez, who is charged with ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
5
Making A Case For A Hank Pym Ant-Man Prequel
She shrinks to assize so small, she becomes lost. Losing his wife hurts Pym to the point where he hides his tech and gives up being a hero. «Comic Book Movie, Jul 15»
6
DORCHESTER: Lottery backing to turn Shire Hall into tourist attraction
It hosted the Crown Court and travelling Assize court, and was also the scene for the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs in 1834. Half a century later, ... «View Online, Jul 15»
7
France's 'worst ever' infanticide trial opens as mother admits to …
Anne Segond (L), president of the North Assize Court in Douai, speaks during the trial (AFP). Cottrez said she managed to give birth onto ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
8
France: Woman charged with suffocating eight newborns after …
France Dominique Cottrez (L) cries, flanked by her lawyers Franck Berton (C) and Marie-Helene Carlier (R), before her trial at the North Assize ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
9
New appointments at Trinity Assize
Pictured are the dignitaries and recipients at Altrincham Court Leet's Trinity Assize. They are from left to right the Mayor of Trafford, Councillor ... «Messenger Newspapers, Jun 15»
10
Lebanese man to be tried on charges of terrorism by Cypriot court
... Lebanese man arrested three weeks ago for possession of a large quantity of potential explosives will be tried by an Assize Court on charges ... «Shanghai Daily, Jun 15»

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