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court of as·size
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assizes, court of assize, court of assize and nisi priusnoun
the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
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court of assize
A court of assize, also known as Assize Court, is a historic term for a court that was given the responsibility to hear and decide major civil and criminal cases. Assizes were periodic courts held around the country in each county in England, Wales, and Ireland. This term can also refer to similar courts in other jurisdictions. The judges for these courts were often appointed and sent from the central government. The Assize system was abolished in England, Wales, and Ireland in the 1970s, but the term may still be used to refer to any session of a court, depending on the jurisdiction.
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Court of Assize
The Court of Assize, in Belgium is very similar to the French court of the same name. It has jurisdiction over all felonies that haven't been correctionalised, over political offences and press-related offences, except those inspired by racism or xenophobia, and over crimes of international law, such as genocide and crime against humanity. These courts sit in each of the ten provinces and in the Brussels capital territory. Unlike the other courts, which have a permanent structure, a Court of Assize has to be constituted for each specific case. It comprises three professional judges and 12 jurors. The presiding judge is to be a judge at a Court of Appeal and is assisted by two judges of Courts of First Instance. The jury invariably consists of twelve members, who are balloted out of the citizens having the right to vote at elections and ageing between thirty and sixty, and they must be able to read and write. In addition, it is possible to call up one to twelve alternate jurors. Only the jury decides upon the facts, and with the judges the penalty is determined. There is no appeal for the verdicts, apart from one before the Court of Cassation.
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The numerical value of court of assize in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of court of assize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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