Petit Assize
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
A jury to decide on questions of possession. Britton c.
42; Glanv. lib. 2, c. 6, 7.
Used in contradistinction to the grand assize, which was a jury to decide on questions of property.
See Grand Assize.