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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
assize /əˈsʌɪz/

▶noun historical a court which sat at intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law.

– origin ME: from OFr. assise, fem. past part. of asseeir ‘sit, settle, assess’, from L. assidere (see assess).

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