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Court of assize

noun

The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts). Synonyms: assizes, court of assize and nisi prius.

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... "Superiour Court of Judicature, Court of Assize, and General Goal Delivery," held at Cambridge on the second Tuesday of August following, the grand jury found a true bill for petit treason against Phillis, and against Mark and Robin as accessories before the fact. As this is the only indictment for this offence ...

— The Trial and Execution, for Petit Treason, of Mark and Phillis, Slaves of Capt. John Codman • Abner Cheney Goodell, Jr.

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... advantage of an unworthy action. I have consented to make this proposition known to you, in branding it as an honest man ought to brand it. Now it is your affair. If you are guilty, choose between the court of assize or the terms proposed. My part is altogether professional. I will have nothing more to do with so dirty a business. The third party's name is M. Petit Jean, oil merchant; he lives on the banks of the Seine, No. 10, Quai de Billy. ...

— The Mysteries of Paris V2 • Eugene Sue

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... and a court of assize if that woman acts the fool!" declared the shabby stranger, who moved so rapidly and ...

— The House of Whispers • William Le Queux

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Words linked to "Court of assize" : tribunal, court of assize and nisi prius, court, judicature