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Eng. law. This was the name of an ancient court; it derived its name from assideo, to sit together. It was a kind of jury before which no evidence was adduced, their verdict being regarded as a statement of facts, which they knew of their own knowledge. 2. The name of assize was also given to a remedy for the restitution of a freehold, of which the complainant had been … [Read more...] about ASSIZE

See assignment of accounts receivable. … [Read more...] about ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVABLES

(Assize of Mort D' Ancestor) The name, of an ancient writ, now obsolete. It might have been sued out by one whose father, mother, brother, died seised of lands, and tonements, which they held in fee , and which, after their death, a stranger abated. Reg. Orig. 223. See Mort d' Ancestor. … [Read more...] about ASSIZE OF MORT D ANCESTOR

To transfer the right to receive wages that are or will be due and owing, usually in reference to the wage earner's creditor. … [Read more...] about ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES

Sessions of the justices or commissioners of assize. See Assise. … [Read more...] about ASSIZES