assize

A noun referring to a historical regulation of weights and measures for articles offered for sale, or an ancient writ issued by a court of assize for the recovery of property.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa históricamente la regulación de pesas y medidas para mercancías en venta, o bien una antigua orden judicial emitida por un tribunal de asizes para la restitución de bienes.

1. Regulation of weights and measures C2 formal british legal

   A historical regulation or standard for the weight, measure, or price of goods sold in a market.

   • The assize of bread and ale was strictly enforced in medieval towns.
   • Merchants had to comply with the assize to avoid fines.
   • The local market followed the assize for selling grain.

   🇪🇸Regulación de pesos y medidas

   Sinónimos: decreeedictordinanceregulationstatute

2. Court writ for property recovery C2 formal british legal

   An ancient legal writ issued by a court of assize, ordering the sheriff to restore possession of property to its rightful owner.

   • The landowner obtained an assize to reclaim his stolen estate.
   • The sheriff executed the assize by returning the property to the heir.
   • This assize was a common remedy in medieval property disputes.

   🇪🇸Auto de restitución de posesión (juicio de desahucio posesorio)

• assizes plural form
• assizes' possessive plural form
• assize's possessive singular form