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court of assize

/kɔːrt əv əˈsaɪz/

Tradução: Tribunal histórico da Inglaterra e do País de Gales que se reunia periodicamente em cada condado para julgar casos criminais graves e causas cíveis, substituído pela Crown Court em 1971.

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/kɔːrt əv əˈsaɪz/C2formalbritishlegalobsoleto
  • ptTribunal histórico da Inglaterra e do País de Gales que se reunia periodicamente em cada condado para julgar casos criminais graves e causas cíveis, substituído pela Crown Court em 1971.

A historical court in England and Wales that was periodically held in each county to hear serious criminal and civil cases, replaced by the Crown Court in 1971.

  1. Historical criminal courtC2formalbritish

    A former type of court in England and Wales that periodically traveled to different counties to hear serious criminal cases.

    ptTribunal do júri histórico

    • The defendant was tried at the court of assize for the murder.
    • Courts of assize were abolished in England in 1971.
    • The judge traveled to the town to preside over the court of assize.