| 单词 | assize |
| 释义 | BETA Examples ofassizeDictionary> Examples ofassize assizeisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition In the case of theassizegrand jury the study of the period before 1714 is as yet impossible, due to lack of sources. From theCambridge English Corpus Problems arose simultaneously between the corporation and the cathedral, and between the corporation and the judges ofassize. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the relationship was stronger in counties with busy borough or city courts of session augmenting the county sessions andassize. From theCambridge English Corpus Certainly, both brewers and bakers were regularly fined for breaking theassize. From theCambridge English Corpus In the provinces, petitions were published from the pulpit and at the public meetings of quarter sessions and assizes. From theCambridge English Corpus Criminal prosecutions at the assizes almost invariably began by the submitting of bills of indictment, and supporting depositions, to the grand jury. From theCambridge English Corpus While the leading landowners of the county continued to play a part at the assizes, they were conspicuous by their absence from the sessions juries. From theCambridge English Corpus Over the following seven years he appeared on eightassizegrand juries. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes royalists sold their property to a third party, as noted above, who was then able to make good claims at the assizes. From theCambridge English Corpus A copy was made to be presented at the next assizes for inclusion in the court records. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of these cases certainly suggests that, in practice, offences against theassizemust have been viewed as commonplace and therefore not particularly serious. From theCambridge English Corpus In some few cases it appears that men becameassizegrand jurors after serving a form of apprenticeship at the quarter sessions. From theCambridge English Corpus The following analysis is based on a detailed search of county (tax lists, quarter session andassizerolls), parish and testamentary records. From theCambridge English Corpus In an age when central government impinged little upon the lives of the majority of the population, the administrative powers ofassizejuries were comparatively extensive and wideranging. From theCambridge English Corpus In this way, much of the preparatory work regarding projects such as road and bridge building was completed out of court, and the actual meetings at assizes were largely formalities. From theCambridge English Corpus Constitutional debates were only rarely conducted outside the assizes of the drafting groups, and in most cases the finished product, while often the subject of intense public discussion, remained unaltered. From theCambridge English Corpus Twenty-nine suspected rebels were sentenced to remain imprisoned without bail, thirteen were granted bail to appear at the next assizes, and twenty-nine more were freed by proclamation. From theCambridge English Corpus However, since there are no survivingassizeor quarter sessions records for this period it is possible that some scolds committed serious crimes of which no trace survives. From theCambridge English Corpus He was forced to the trouble of obtaining a trial by special jury at the next assizes, and sent detailed advice to ensure a list of suitably compliant jurors. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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