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COURT OF ASSIZE AND NISI PRIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
Synonyms:
assizes; court of assize; court of assize and nisi prius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("court of assize and nisi prius" is a kind of...):
court; judicature; tribunal (an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business)