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Princeton's WordNet

  1. assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi priusnoun

    the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)

Wiktionary

  1. assizesnoun

    The regional courts of Great Britain, which were replaced by the crown courts in 1971.

  2. assizesnoun

    A trial or hearing before such a court.

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  1. assizes

    Assizes refers to periodic courts formerly held in counties of England, Wales, and Ireland by judges who traveled from town to town to administer civil and criminal law. The term is now generally historical, but is sometimes still used to refer to individual court sessions or the courthouses themselves.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Assizes in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Assizes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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  • ορκωτό δικαστήριοGreek

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