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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant soit une ancienne réglementation fixant les mesures et poids des marchandises mises en vente, soit un décret ou une ordonnance judiciaire historique rendu par un tribunal d'assises pour la restitution de biens.

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.

   🇫🇷Étalon des poids et mesures

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Assise (bref de réintégrande)

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