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assize

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A quick definition of assize:

Assize is a word that can mean a few different things. It can be a session of a court or council, a law that sets the measure, weight, or price of something, or a jury trial. In the past, there were different types of assizes for different legal situations, like the assize of novel disseisin for a tenant who was kicked off their land or the assize of nuisance for a landowner suffering from a nuisance on someone else's land. Overall, an assize is a way of resolving legal disputes and making sure things are fair and just.

A more thorough explanation:

An assize is a session of a court or council. It can also refer to a law enacted by such a body, usually one setting the measure, weight, or price of a thing.

  • Maiden assize: An assize in which no prisoner is sentenced to death.
  • Assize of Arms: An 1181 statute requiring every man to keep arms suitable to his station in life.
  • Assize of Clarendon: A decree issued in 1166 by Henry II to the justices in eyre and sheriffs concerning criminal procedure.
  • Grand assize: A sworn panel summoned by judicial writ to resolve disputes concerning real property.
  • Petite assize: An assize begun by an original writ.

These examples illustrate the different types of assizes that existed in English law. For instance, the Assize of Arms required every man to keep arms suitable to his station in life. The Grand Assize was a sworn panel summoned by judicial writ to resolve disputes concerning real property. The Petite Assize was an assize begun by an original writ.

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HopefullyInLawSchool
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[] baddestbunny
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living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
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[] baddestbunny
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I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
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bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
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shaquilleoatmeal
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[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
why
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[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
[] baddestbunny
16:10
if you don't get invited to the yale webinar canada sends you an email letting u know you qualify for MAID
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Send MA ID
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LawHub blocking me from status checker, guess I ain't going to law school now
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BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
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Pretty much lol
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Even though its only second check of the day
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