Assizes - Wikipedia The assizes ( ə ˈ s aɪ z ɪ z ), or courts of assize, were periodic 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
Assize | Definition, History Purpose | Britannica In modern England assizes (abolished in 1971) were periodic sessions of the High Court of Justice held in the counties; they dealt with issues such as the trying of prisoners who committed crimes in jail and regular cases of treason and murder
assizes - Encyclopedia. com The Assizes of Clarendon and Northampton (1166 and 1176) provided that those suspected of serious crime should be presented on oath by twelve men of each hundred to the king's justices, members of the great council and later the judges of the common law courts—who therefore travelled round the country receiving these presentments and, after
The assizes - UK Parliament The twice-yearly assizes brought justice to provincial towns throughout Britain, and saved litigants and jurors the trouble and expense of journeying to London Until the later 19th century the system remained substantially unchanged
Assizes - Our Criminal Ancestors The Assizes was a regional court circuit held twice-yearly at Lent (March April) and Trinity (July August) They could also be held in winter if there were a large number of cases On the whole, Assizes dealt with the more serious offences such as murder, rape, infanticide, felonies, highway robbery, coining, forgery, vagrancy and witchcraft
ASSIZE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Assize definition: Usually assizes a trial session, civil or criminal, held periodically in specific locations in England, usually by a judge of a superior court See examples of ASSIZE used in a sentence
Assize - definition of assize by The Free Dictionary Usu , assizes (in England) trial sessions, civil or criminal, held periodically by a high court 2 an action, verdict, etc , of an assize 3 an inquest or other judicial inquiry 4 an enactment by a legislative assembly 5 a statute for the regulation and control of weights and measures or prices of general commodities in the market