ASSIZES

Assizes

The Courts of Assize, or assizes, were periodic criminal courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Quarter Sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The assizes heard the most serious cases, which were committed to it by the Quarter Sessions, while the more minor offences were dealt with summarily by Justices of the Peace in petty sessions .

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assizes

Noun

  1. The regional courts of Great Britain, which were replaced by the crown courts in 1971.
  2. A trial or hearing before such a court.


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