assize

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Synonyms: assise

Antonyms: assise

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Noun

1. A [[session]] or [[inquiry]] made before a [[court]] or [[jury]].
2. The [[verdict]] reached or [[pronouncement]] given by a panel of [[juror]]s.
3. An assembly of [[knight]]s and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.
4. A [[statute]] or [[ordinance]], especially one regulating [[weight]]s and [[measure]]s.
5. Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A measure, dimension, or size.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[assess]]; to set or fix the [[quantity]] or [[price]].

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