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assizes

assizes noun: the regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971. Also the plural of assize.

Noun (1)

assizes

  1. (historical) The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971.

Noun (2)

assizes (plural assizes)

  1. (historical) A trial or hearing before such a court.

Also used as

assizes is also the plural of assize.

assizes is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of assize.

Forms of assizes

pluralassizes

Phrases with assizes

Questions about assizes

What does assizes mean?
Assizes means the regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971.
What part of speech is assizes?
Assizes is a noun.
What is the plural of assizes?
The plural of assizes is assizes.

Words near assizes in the dictionary

  1. assithments
  2. assize
  3. assized
  4. assizer
  5. assizers
  6. assizes
  7. assizing
  8. assizor
  9. assizors
  10. assjob
  11. assjobs

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