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Periodic courts held around England and Wales until replaced by the Crown Court in 1972
The assizes (/əˈsaɪzɪz/), or courts of assize, were periodic courts held around England (and Wales after 1832) until 1972, when together with the quarter
Assizes
English trials after the Monmouth Rebellion, 1685
The Bloody Assizes were a series of trials started at Winchester on 25 August 1685 in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor, which ended the Monmouth
Bloody_Assizes
Topics referred to by the same term
or Assizes, in Old French originally "meeting, conference", may refer to judicial institutions or legal measures taken by those. Courts of Assizes, a
Assizes_(disambiguation)
Former court in Ireland
The courts of assizes or assizes were the higher criminal court in Ireland outside Dublin prior to 1924 (and continued in Northern Ireland until 1978)
Assizes_(Ireland)
Collection of medieval laws
The Assizes of Jerusalem are a collection of numerous medieval legal treatises written in Old French containing the law of the crusader kingdoms of Jerusalem
Assizes_of_Jerusalem
Common law code of the states of Frankish Greece
The Assizes of Romania (French: Assises de Romanie), formally the Book of the Usages and Statutes of the Empire of Romania (Venetian: Libro de le Uxanze
Assizes_of_Romania
1140 royal legislation of Roger II of Sicily
The Assizes of Ariano were a set of royal enactments promulgated by Roger II for the Kingdom of Sicily at Ariano in the summer of 1140. They are generally
Assizes_of_Ariano
Collection of medieval treatises
The Assizes of Antioch are a collection of numerous medieval legal treatises written in Old French (then Armenian) containing the law of the crusader
Assizes_of_Antioch
Hamlet in Canada
Assizes Harbour is a Canadian hamlet in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the Strait of Belle Isle along the Labrador coast, the nearest
Assizes_Harbour
The Council of Assizes, also referred to as the Court of Assize, was given power of making, altering and abolishing any laws of New York. The Court had
Council_of_Assizes
Type of court in many countries
circuits and reorganized the counties of England into six circuits where assizes were supposed to be held thrice yearly (but were more often held twice
Circuit_court
English witch hunt and trial in 1612
ten people by the use of witchcraft. All but two were tried at Lancaster Assizes on 18–19 August 1612, along with the Samlesbury witches and others, in
Pendle_witches
Criminal court in Belgium
The court of assizes (Dutch: hof van assisen, French: cour d'assises, German: Assisenhof) is the trial court which tries the most serious crimes in the
Court_of_assizes_(Belgium)
1166 act of Henry II of England
Crown at the expense of the clergy. Henry, therefore, promulgated various assizes (i.e. courts that convened in a town periodically, rather than being permanently
Assize_of_Clarendon
The Assizes of Capua were the first of three great legislative acts of the kingdom of Sicily of Frederick II of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor. They were
Assizes_of_Capua
Court system overview
questions of law. Court of assizes (Dutch: hof van assisen, French: cour d'assises, German: Assisenhof): the courts of assizes are the highest criminal
Judiciary_of_Belgium
County administrative centre
points in time. Lent assizes were held at Reading, where the county gaol and house of correction were situated; summer assizes were held at Abingdon
County_town
1931 film
Before the Jury (Italian title: Corte d'Assise) is a 1931 Italian crime film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Marcella Albani, Lia Franca and Carlo
Before_the_Jury
1884 English criminal case
magistrates committed Dudley and Stephens to trial during the winter days of assizes in Exeter but extended their bail. Prior to 1884, questions of the morality
R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens
Type of criminal court in France
In France, a cour d'assises, or Court of Assizes or Assize Court, is a criminal trial court with original and appellate limited jurisdiction to hear cases
Cour_d'assises
Term for some early legal textbooks
1495?) by Nicholas Statham. The author of the Abridgement of the Book of Assizes (c. 1510) is unknown. This book is sometimes called Liber Assisarum, after
Books_of_authority
Heroic outlaw in English folklore
person called Robin Hood (Robert Hod) are from 1226, found in the York Assizes, when that person's goods, worth 32 shillings and 6 pence, were confiscated
Robin_Hood
Political assembly
The European Assizes was a one-time assembly of the European Parliament and the national parliaments of the member states of the European Union in Rome
European_Assizes
British murderer
but the body was exhumed. The pair were tried for murder at the Somerset assizes, with the jury delivering a guilty verdict without even retiring. Elizabeth
Elizabeth_Branch
UK law, modifying offence of murder
Matthew Warwick Assizes 5 (1) (a) hanged 23 July 1958 Stokes, Frank Leeds Assizes 5 (1) (a) hanged 20 October 1958 Chandler, Brian Durham Assizes 5 (1) (a)
Homicide_Act_1957
Italian court
The Corte d'Assise (English: Court of Assizes) is an Italian court composed of two professional, stipendiary judges or giudici togati; and six lay judges
Corte_d'Assise
The National assizes of 1967 were the second meeting of the Estates General of French Canada. They were held from November 23 to 26 at Place des Arts
National assizes of 1967 (Estates General of French Canada)
National_assizes_of_1967_(Estates_General_of_French_Canada)
This court was abolished by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873. The Assizes for the county of Durham were held twice a year, about the first week in
Courts of the County Palatine of Durham
Courts_of_the_County_Palatine_of_Durham
Online sextortion network
guilty to the charges, and the case was referred to the Paris Court of Assizes for a jury trial. After Cadenhead's arrest in August 2021, the group was
764_(organization)
1742. pp. 362–369.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) "Surrey Assizes 1735-1799". Capital Punishment UK. Archived from the original on January
List of people executed for homosexuality in Europe
List_of_people_executed_for_homosexuality_in_Europe
British judge
the trial of the Moors murderers, Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, at Chester Assizes in 1966. Atkinson was the son of High Court judge and Conservative Party
Fenton_Atkinson
Local court
with the commencement of the Courts Act 1971, which replaced them and the assizes with a single permanent Crown Court. In Scotland, they survived until 1975
Court_of_quarter_sessions
Historic site in Reading, Berkshire
cost of £21,644, was completed in 1861. It became the main venue for the assizes from 1867 when Abingdon County Hall ceded that role to Reading. The design
Reading_Crown_Court
Medieval building in Winchester, Hampshire
Rebellion, Judge Jeffreys held the Bloody Assizes on 27 August 1685: the accused at the Winchester assizes included Alice Lisle who was condemned to death
Winchester_Castle
Canada (French: États généraux du Canada français) were a series of three assizes held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada between 1966 and 1969. Organized by the
Estates General of French Canada
Estates_General_of_French_Canada
Welsh judge and politician (1645–1689)
little better than most other judges of his era.' One session of the Bloody Assizes was held in Dorchester on 5 September, in the Oak Room (now a tea room)
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
George_Jeffreys,_1st_Baron_Jeffreys
British documentary television series
22 January 2016 (2016-01-22) In Taunton, Somerset, Portillo stands trial at the Bloody Assizes and feels the full force of the law. He then gets to grips with a miracle
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Babel, Babylon Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne https://www
List of biblical names starting with B
List_of_biblical_names_starting_with_B
Japanese voice actor (born 1995)
In September 2020, he was cast as Kazuhiko Satō in Tasūketsu: Judgement Assizes. In June 2021, he was cast as Shōta Doi in World's End Harem. In August
Kazuki_Ura
Action to recover lands of which the plaintiff had been dispossed (obsolete)
disseised, or dispossessed. It was one of the so-called "petty (possessory) assizes" established by Henry II in the wake of the Assize of Clarendon of 1166;
Assize_of_novel_disseisin
Hungarian-born British murderer (1930–1961)
hanged at Armley Gaol. Pankotia was tried, convicted and sentenced at Leeds Assizes (then seated at Leeds Town Hall). The hanging was the first in Leeds since
Zsiga_Pankotai
German lawyer and Nazi SS judge
worked as an attorney in Nuremberg. In 1955, he was convicted by a court of assizes in Augsburg for assisting in murder and sentenced to four years' imprisonment
Otto_Thorbeck
Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250
acts, Frederick issued the Assizes of Capua soon after his return to the kingdom in December 1220 which built on the Assizes of Ariano of Roger II. The
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
English law term
Used in that way, the term has had no currency since the abolition of assizes in 1971. Before the reforms of the Judicature Act 1873, civil cases at
Nisi_prius
Japanese manga series
original video animation (OVA) adaptation, titled Tasūketsu: Judgement Assizes and produced by Imagica Lab, was released in January 2021. An anime television
Tasūketsu: Fate of the Majority
Tasūketsu:_Fate_of_the_Majority
Monmouth Rebellion battle, Somerset, UK, 1685
days later. Many of Monmouth's supporters were tried during the Bloody Assizes. Many were transported abroad, while others were executed by drawing and
Battle_of_Sedgemoor
Mass arsenic poisoning in England
determined that the three men in custody should be sent to the next York assizes for trial on a charge of manslaughter by negligence. Bail for Hodgson and
1858 Bradford sweets poisoning
1858_Bradford_sweets_poisoning
Historic site in Stafford, Staffordshire
The Shire Hall is a public building in Stafford, England, completed in 1798 to a design by John Harvey. Formerly a courthouse, it housed an art gallery
Shire_Hall,_Stafford
English burglar and murderer (1832–1879)
arrested him. He was linked to the Sheffield murder, and tried at Leeds Assizes. Found guilty, he was hanged at Armley Gaol. His story has inspired many
Charles_Peace
Crusader state in the Levant from 1099 to 1291
Western or Eastern, was permitted by law to be sold into slavery. The assizes of Jerusalem provided a legal framework for slavery in the Kingdom. The
Kingdom_of_Jerusalem
Nigerian jurist
R.W.A. Rhodes-Vivour inspecting the guard of honour at the opening of the Assizes in October 1966
Akinwunmi_Rhodes-Vivour
rebuilding Shire Halls, County Halls, and other Buildings for holding the Assizes and Grand Sessions, and also Judges Lodgings, throughout England and Wales
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1837
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1837
Court building in York, England
Castle in York, England. It is a Grade I listed building. Originally the assizes for the City of York were held in York Guildhall in St Martins Courtyard
York_Crown_Court
English witch hunter (1620–1647)
of witchcraft being sentenced to death other than by the judges of the assizes. Hopkins and Stearne, accompanied by the women who performed the pricking
Matthew_Hopkins
Series of wars in England, 1642–1651
and Bermuda Maritime Museum Press. p. 337. ISBN 0-921992-14-9. 1652 Dec Assizes Civil Actions Tanksalvala, Sarah (22 September 2021). "English Civil Wars
English_Civil_War
Comune in Campania, Italy
Ariano. Chosen by King Roger II of Sicily as the venue for the renowned Assizes of Ariano, celebrated for the artistry of its maiolica, the town proudly
Ariano_Irpino
1945 British case of child abuse and death
at Shrewsbury Assizes and were refused bail. However, on 27 February 1945, Mr Justice Hilbery transferred the case to Stafford Assizes at the request
Dennis_O'Neill_case
Historic county of Wales
New Radnor, which was the original county town. From 1543 onwards the assizes were held alternately at New Radnor and Presteigne, later settling at Presteigne
Radnorshire
1919 accused murder by a solicitor in Wales
of murdering his wife by arsenic poisoning. He was tried at Carmarthen Assizes in 1920 and defended by Edward Marshall Hall; his case is a rare example
Death_of_Mabel_Greenwood
1963–1969 Welsh nationalist terrorist group
at the Meirionnydd Assizes in Dolgellau. 1 July: Owain Williams is sentenced to one year's imprisonment at the Denbighshire Assizes in Ruthin. December:
Mudiad_Amddiffyn_Cymru
Italian murder mystery
appeal trial. In the request in which she asked the judges of the Court of Assizes of Appeal to carry out further investigative activities, Barbaini explained
Murder_of_Chiara_Poggi
Franciscan friary in County Clare, Ireland
Rebellions unsettled the area after 1569 and in 1570 Edward Fitton held the assizes in Ennis Friary itself, having been forbidden to do so a year earlier by
Ennis_Friary
Courthouse in Monrovia, Liberia
Retrieved 14 May 2026. "Criminal Assizes "B"". Judiciary of the Republic of Liberia. Retrieved 14 May 2026. "Criminal Assizes "C"". Judiciary of the Republic
Temple_of_Justice_(Liberia)
2010 murder in Italy
location of said place. On 5 December 2012, in a hearing at the Court of Assizes of Taranto, answering the questions of the lawyer of his daughter Sabrina
Murder_of_Sarah_Scazzi
1894–1906 political scandal in France
opened a new suit against him for libel. The case was brought before the Assizes of Seine-et-Oise in Versailles, where the public was considered more favourable
Dreyfus_affair
Appellate courts Court of appeal Court of labour Trial courts Court of assizes Tribunal of first instance Civil tribunal Correctional tribunal Family
Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium
Communities,_regions,_and_language_areas_of_Belgium
Head of government of Belgium
Appellate courts Court of appeal Court of labour Trial courts Court of assizes Tribunal of first instance Civil tribunal Correctional tribunal Family
Prime_Minister_of_Belgium
in the most serious of cases, to the court of assizes). The most severe punishment that a court of assizes may pass against a defendant aged 16 or 17 is
Life_imprisonment_in_Belgium
Jury that screens potential prosecutions
referred to the grand jury during the same assizes or sessions, it could be preferred at subsequent assizes or sessions, but not in respect of the same
Grand_jury
Town in Cornwall, England
century, meant that assizes were held in Launceston. When the situation had been improved Bodmin became the county town where the assizes were held (at the
Launceston,_Cornwall
English murderer (1867–1907)
was born in Sunderland in 1867, and was sentenced to death at Glamorgan Assizes for murdering the illegitimate child of Maud Treasure on 3 June. While
Rhoda_Willis
Judicial building in Leeds, England
England. It is adjacent to Leeds Magistrates Courts. Until the 1970s, the assizes and quarter sessions in Leeds were held in Leeds Town Hall. However, as
Leeds_Combined_Court_Centre
convenient House, with suitable Accommodations, for His Majesty's Judges at the Assizes for the County Palatine of Lancaster, and for maintaining and supporting
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1824
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1824
British serial killer (1930–2007)
blamed for most of his problems. Tried before Mr Justice Oliver at Taunton Assizes in October 1951, Straffen was found unfit to plead on the grounds of diminished
John_Straffen
Official in a variety of countries
specific Irish abuses. Each year the senior judge at a county's summer assizes made a shortlist of three landed gentry who had not been sheriff in the
High_sheriff
Italian Court of Justice in Rome
Deputies Judiciary Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Cassation Court of Assizes Code of Criminal Procedure Constitutional institutions National Council
Supreme Court of Cassation (Italy)
Supreme_Court_of_Cassation_(Italy)
1685 English rebellion against James II
supporters were executed or transported in what became known as the Bloody Assizes. James II reigned until 1688, when he was deposed by another nephew, William
Monmouth_Rebellion
Law in medieval England
that regulated the purchasing requirements of the royal household. These assizes adjusted the weight of bread according to the price of wheat. The price
Assize_of_Bread_and_Ale
Nazi extermination camp in Poland (1942–1943)
Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013. Court of Assizes 1965, excerpts. Antoni Bochen (2015). "Okupacja 1939–1945". Kolejnictwo
Treblinka_extermination_camp
System of enforceable rules
For example, Medieval England's system of travelling criminal courts, or assizes, used show trials and public executions to instill fear in communities
Law
Legal claim of civil wrong
arose a division between civil pleas and pleas of the crown. The petty assizes (i.e. of novel disseisin, of mort d'ancestor, and of darrein presentment)
Tort
17th-century English women accused of witchcraft
Grace Sowerbutts, of practising witchcraft. Their trial at Lancaster Assizes in England on 19 August 1612 was one in a series of witch trials held there
Samlesbury_witches
English politician (1632–1691)
parish of Woodbury, Devon, emerged as the leading counsel of the western Assizes circuit during the 1670s and grew to more general prominence over the following
Henry_Pollexfen
National supreme court
opening of the first assizes of the year which was held in the 19th century when Singapore was managed by the East India Company. The assizes were periodic criminal
Supreme_Court_of_Singapore
Court building in Guidford, England
Guildford as a location for the Surrey County Court and assizes in August 1257. A corn exchange and assizes hall, which became known as Tunsgate, was erected
Guildford_Crown_Court
convenient House, with suitable Accommodations, for His Majesty's Judges at the Assizes for the County of Leicester; and for making therein a convenient Place
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1818
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1818
Crusader state in medieval Greece
organization of the Principate changed. By the time the principality's laws, the Assizes of Romania, were codified in the 1330s, the peers of the Prince were: the
Principality_of_Achaea
Town in Monmouthshire, Wales
British Army. The Shire Hall was built in 1724, and was used for the local Assizes, with the area beneath the building serving as the town market. By the
Monmouth
Scotland by Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz. 2. c. 30)) Assizes Relief Act 1889 (repealed) 52 & 53 Vict. c. 12 24 June 1889 An Act to relieve
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1889
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1889
Group of infectious diseases
Black Assize of Exeter 1586 was another notable outbreak. During the Lent assizes court held at Taunton in 1730, gaol fever caused the death of the Lord
Typhus
Geographic divisions of England
For more serious cases judges visited each county twice a year for the assizes. In some larger counties the practice arose of holding the quarter sessions
Counties_of_England
Belgian murderer
found guilty of six counts of murder in 1980 by the East Flemish court of assizes and sentenced to death, which was immediately commuted to life imprisonment
Freddy_Horion
Appellate court in Belgium
instance instead of a court of assizes. When a crime is not correctionalised and thus is to be tried by a court of assizes, the council chamber must send
Court_of_appeal_(Belgium)
Judicial areas in England and Wales
English Assizes 1558-1714. Cambridge University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-521-08449-9. Cockburn, J. S. (1972-09-07). A History of English Assizes 1558-1714
Circuits_of_England_and_Wales
French serial killer
[The poisoner Madeleine Mouton sentenced to death by the Sidi Bel Abbès assizes]. Alger républicain (in French). November 16, 1947. p. 1 – via Gallica
Madeleine_Mouton
Montagu of Beaulieu) was charged and committed for trial at Winchester Assizes, firstly in 1953 for having underage sex with a 14-year-old boy scout at
Timeline of LGBTQ history in the United Kingdom
Timeline_of_LGBTQ_history_in_the_United_Kingdom
British murderer (1864–1910)
R v Dickman Court Northumberland assizes, Moot Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne Decided 6 July 1910 Verdict Guilty Case history Appealed to Court of Appeal (England
John_Dickman
English case law on intention to create legal relations
legal relations under the English law of contract, decided at Chester Assizes in 1955. The case involved an informal syndicate agreement between a grandmother
Simpkins_v_Pays
English highwayman (1705–1739)
thief, "Palmer" was imprisoned in York Castle, to be tried at the next assizes. Turpin's true identity was revealed by a letter he wrote to his brother-in-law
Dick_Turpin
County town of Somerset, England
Taunton in the failed Monmouth Rebellion. Judge Jeffreys led the Bloody Assizes in the Castle's Great Hall. The Grand Western Canal reached Taunton in
Taunton
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n.
The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes.
n.
An officer who has the charge of the king's forest, to preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses.