On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Assizes. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as court or tribunal and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Assizes meaning
- The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971.
- plural of assize
Synonyms of Assizes
Using Assizes
- The main meaning on this page is: The regional courts of England and Wales, which were replaced by the Crown Courts in 1971. | plural of assize
- Useful related words include: court of assize, court, tribunal, judicature.
- In the example corpus, assizes often appears in combinations such as: the assizes, assizes court, bloody assizes.
Context around Assizes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Assizes
- In this selection, "assizes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bloody, january, summer, court, escorted and took stand out and add context to how "assizes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at dorset assizes as louisa and at the assizes escorted by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "assizes" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with assizes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The juries under the assizes began deciding guilt as well as providing accusations. (13 words)
Clarkson denied murdering Elizabeth, but a jury at York Assizes Court found him guilty. (14 words)
However, assizes were held at Lampeter while Aberystwyth housed the administration of the county council. (15 words)
The drama was witnessed by fellow inmate William Saunders who told Hampshire Assizes at the trial on July 15 how Rowlands had been shouting and demanding to see a senior officer which Leech promised would happen as he wrote out the report. (42 words)
Lead from the roof was used to make bullets, windows were broken, the organ smashed and horses stabled in the nave. citation Wells was the final location of the Bloody Assizes on 23 September 1685. (35 words)
On August 12, 1840, at Warwick Summer Assizes, a witness said she had seen the couple in Cliveland Street, and that later they were seen quarrelling over her bonnet and shawl. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
Ali-Hack explained that 308 cases are listed to be heard during the January Assizes by three Judges.
On August 12, 1840, at Warwick Summer Assizes, a witness said she had seen the couple in Cliveland Street, and that later they were seen quarrelling over her bonnet and shawl.
She appeared at Dorset Assizes as Louisa Annie Grimes charged with obtaining goods under false pretences and was sentenced to four months’ hard labour.
The drama was witnessed by fellow inmate William Saunders who told Hampshire Assizes at the trial on July 15 how Rowlands had been shouting and demanding to see a senior officer which Leech promised would happen as he wrote out the report.
Charged with murder, Camb took his place in the dock at the assizes, escorted by three warders, for the widely publicised trial conducted by Mr Justice Hilbery.
Clarkson denied murdering Elizabeth, but a jury at York Assizes Court found him guilty.
Martin confirmed that sexual crimes form 84 cases of a total of 181 cases in the current high court assizes.
The case had been under consideration since Wednesday, September 12 in the Assizes Court of Fort-de-France.
The Pigotts man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Vincia James, has been committed to stand trial in the upcoming criminal assizes.
Cagliari is home to all criminal, civil, administrative and accounting courts for Sardinia of the Ministry of Justice up to the High Court of Assizes of Appeal.
Cullingford (p.75) A series of trials known as the Bloody Assizes took place to punish the rebels.
However, assizes were held at Lampeter while Aberystwyth housed the administration of the county council.
However, at the assizes, the grand jury generally consisted of gentlemen of high standing in the county.
Lead from the roof was used to make bullets, windows were broken, the organ smashed and horses stabled in the nave. citation Wells was the final location of the Bloody Assizes on 23 September 1685.
The juries under the assizes began deciding guilt as well as providing accusations.
The last assizes were held there in 1830, while the gaol was closed in 1845.
Common combinations with assizes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: