In old English and Scotch law. An assise; a kind of jury or inquest; a writ; a sitting of a court; an ordinance or statute; a fixed or specific time, number, quantity, quality, price, or weight; a tribute, fine, or tax; a real action; the name of a writ. See Assise. Assisa armornm. Assise of arms. A statute or ordinance requiring the keeping of arms for the common defense. … [Read more...]

The Justices in the U.S. Supreme Court other than the Chief Justice. … [Read more...]

To fail in the assise ; i.e., to be nonsuited. Cowell; 3 Bl. Comm. 402. Assisa cadit in juratuxn. The assise falls (turns) into a jury; hence to submit a controversy to trial by jury. … [Read more...]

The aot of a number of persons who unite or join together for some special purpose or business. The union of a company of persons for the transaction of designated affairs, or the attainment of some common object. An unincorporated society; a body of persons united and acting together without a charter, but upon the methods and forms used by incorporated bodies for the … [Read more...]

1. An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, who were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, except that they gave a verdict from their own investigation and knowledge and not upon evidence adduced. From the fact that they sat together, (assidco,) they were called the "assise." See Bract. 4, 1, 6; … [Read more...]