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Assach

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

or ASSATH. In old Welsh law. of clearing one accused of homicide by the oaths of three hundred persons. The origin and exact meaning of the term is uncertain, and Mr. Barrington could onjy collect its meaning from the above statute. Barr. Obs. St. 882.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

(Welsh) An oath made by compurgators.—Brown.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old Welsh law. An oath made by compurgators. Brown.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

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In old Welsh law. An oath; an tors.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

In old Welsh law. An oath made by compurgators, Brown.