assize
/əˈsaɪz/noun
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A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.
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The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors.
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An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.
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A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures.
"the assize of bread and other provisions"
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Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.
"rent of assize"
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Measure; dimension; size.
verb
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To assess; to set or fix the quantity or price.