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A regulation of weights and measures in 1198.

Assize of nuisance. In old English practice, a writ which lay to remove a nuisance, and recover damages. 3 Bl. Comm. 221, 222; Reg. Orig. 197b. Now abolished with the other real ac

An assise of nuisance ; a writ to abate or redress a nuisance.

A writ for the parson of a church whose predecessor had alienated its land and rents.— Black.

Assize ot fresh force (g. v.) ASSISA MORTIS ANTECESSORIS (Law Lat.) Assise of mort d'ancestor (q. v.) Bracton, lib. 4, tr. 3; Fleta, lib. 4, c. 1; Id. lib. 5, c. 1. Called, also, a

Assise of fresh force, which see.

Assise of fresh force, which see.,

Assize of utrum, which see.

Lat. [L. Fr. assise, assis.'j In old English law and practice. An assise; a species of jury or inquest. Assisavenit recognitura, or ad recognoscendum; the assise comes, or came to

Assize of mort d'ancestor (q. v.)

Assise of darrein presentment, (q. v.)

Assize of novel disseisin {q. v.) ASSISA PAN IS ET CEREVISLAE (Law Lat.) Assize of bread and ale, or beer. The name of a statute passed in the fiftyfirst year of Henry III., contai

Assise of novel disseisin, which see.

Assise of bread and ale, or beer. The name of a statute passed in the fifty-first year of Henry III., containing regulations for the sale of bread and ale; sometimes called the "st

A statute regulating bread and ale measures.

Assise of bread and ale, or beer. The name of astatute passed in the fifty-first year of Uenry III., containing regulations for the sale of bread and ale; sometimes called the “sta

A writ to stay proceedings where one of the parties is engaged in a suit of the king. Reg. Orig. 208.

I. I. In old English law.

Assize of darrein presentment.

Statutes regulating the sale of certain articles. Spelman.

Assize.

assize. In English law. A species a certain number of men, usually and who sit together for that purpose and petite, v. Grand assise; Petite action to determine the right of posses

or ASSIZE. 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

Of those who are to be put on assises. The title of a statute passed 21 Edw, I., defining the qualifications of jurors. Crabb, Eng. Law, 167, 189; 2 Reeve, Eng. Law, 184.

Fr. Situated. De la ville ou son castle est assise; of the town where his castle is situated. SteU. Westm. 1, c. 7. See Assistis.

.See Assisa.

A writ of assise which formerly lay when a man or his ancestors under whom he claimed presented a clerk to a benefice, who was instituted, and afterwards, upon the next avoidance,

In old English practice. A writ which lay by the usage and custom of a city or borough, where a man was disseised of his lands and tenements in such city or borough. It was called

A real action which lay to recover land of which a person bad been deprived on the death of his ancestor by the abatement or intrusion of a stranger. 3 Bl. Comm. 185; Co.. litt. 15

A writ of assise which lay for the recovery of lands or tenements, where the claimant had been lately disseised.

A writ of assise which lay where a nuisance had been committed to the complainant's freehold ; either for abatement of the nnisance or for damages.

A statute touching orders to be observed in the king's forests. Manwood, 35.

1. An ancient species of court, consisting of a certain number of men, usually twelve, uho were summoned together to try a disputed cause, performing the functions of a jury, excep

An assessor; juror; an officer who has the care and oversight of weights and measures.

The certain established rents of the freeholders and ancient copyholders of a manor; so called because they are asstsed, or made precise and certain.

assizes. In English law. Sessions of court of assise or assize and nisi prius, formerly held by two or more commissioners called judges of assise, or of assise and nisi prius, who

A real action which lay to recover land of LTE which a person had been deprived on the death of his ancestor by the abatement or intrusion of a stranger. 3 Bl. Comm. 185; Co. Litt.

A writ of assise which lay for the recovery of lands or tenements, where the claimant had been lately disseised.

1. 1. Anciently, persons who settled assises, or imposed taxes.

Lat. [from assidere, to assess.] In old law. Persons who settied assises, or imposed taxes. Spelman, Hence probably the modem assessors,

In Scotch law. Jurors.

The term “assist” means any of the following if supplied directly or indirectly, and free of charge or at reduced cost, by the buyer of imported merchandise for use in connection w

The term “assistance” means the direct provision of any course of advanced education by the Secretary concerned, reimbursement by the Secretary concerned for any course of advanced

The term “assistance from the State” means— (A) assistance under the State program funded under part A or under the State plan approved under part A of this subchapter (as in effec

The denial of opportunity for appointed counsel to confer, to consult with the accused and to prepare his defense, could convert the appointment of counsel into a sham and nothing

“assistance program” means a program of the United States Government providing assistance through a grant or contract but does not include revenue sharing, a loan, a loan guarantee

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “assistance to Cuba”— (A) means assistance to or for the benefit of the Government of Cuba that is provided by grant, concessional sale, gua

The term “assistance within the jurisdiction of the Department” includes any contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other form of assistance, including the insurance or g

Used with reference to a public officer, is more comprehensive than “deputy,” and includes those sworn and those not sworn, while deputy includes only those sworn. See Ann. Cas. 19

the term “Assistant Administrator” means the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership established under subsection (g); / The term "Assistant Admini

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “assistant at surgery” means a physician who actively assists the physician in charge of a case in performing a surgical procedure.

The term "Assistant Attorney General" means the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice. / The term "Assistant Att

A judge Of the English court of general or quarter sessions in Middlesex. He differs from the other Justices in being a barrister of ten years' standing, and in being salaried. St.

The term "Assistant Secretary" means the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. / The term "Assistant Secretary" means the A

the employer may be held to have assisted the formation of a union even though the acts of the so-called agents were not expressly authorized or might not be attributable to him on

the Board has always distinguished the remedy appropriate in the case of a union dominated by an employer from the remedy appropriate in the case of a union assisted but undominate

the term “assisted housing” means housing assisted— (A) under sections 1 1715e, 1715k, 1715 l (d)(3), 1715 l (d)(4), 1715n(e), 1715v, or 1715z–1 of title 12; (B) under section 1701

the term “assisted living facility” has the meaning given such term in section 1715w(b) of this title ; / For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "assisted living facilit

The term “assisted living service” means any service provided by an assisted living facility (as defined in section 1715w(b) of title 12 ), except that such an assisted living faci

The term "assisted outpatient treatment" means medically prescribed mental health treatment that a patient receives while living in a community under the terms of a law a

The term "assisted person" means any person whose debts consist primarily of consumer debts and the value of whose nonexempt property is less than $150,000.1

The term “assisted reproductive technology” means all treatments or procedures which include the handling of human oocytes or embryos, including in vitro fertilization, gamete intr

For the purpose of this section, the term “assist in intercepting or receiving” shall include the manufacture or distribution of equipment intended by the manufacturer or distribut

(A) The term "assistive device" includes an assistive technology device.

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “assistive technology” and “assistive technology device” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “assistive technology” and “assistive technology device” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “assistive technology”, “assistive technology device”, “assistive technology service”, and “disability” have the meanings given those terms

Rented or farmed out for a specified assize; that is, a payment of a certain assessed rent in money or provisions.—Black.

Compensation by a pecuniary mulct. Cowell. ASSIZE (Lat. assidere, to sit by or near, through the Fr. assisa, a session). property, corporeal or incorporeal. Cowell; Litt. § 234. Th

A jury summoned by a writ of assize; a court; a statute; a tax; the verdict of jurors of a court of assize; an action.

GRAND. See Grand Assize.

In the practice of the criminal courts of Seotland, the fifteen men who decide on the conviction or acquittal of an accused person are called the “assize,” though in popular langua

A set of instructions (116G) "to the itinerant justices and sheriffs with reference to their duties and jurisdiction. 1 Holdsw. Hist. E. L. 21.

A writ of assize which formerly lay for a person who had himself, or whose ancestors had upon the last preceding avoidance, presented a clerk to a benefice where a stranger present

A writ to recover lands of which the demandant had been disseised within forty days.

A writ of assize which lay to recover possession of lands against an abator or his alienee. It lay where the ancestor from whom the claimant derived title died seised. Cowell; Spel

In old practice, this was a judicial writ directed to the sheriff of the county in which a nuisance existed, in which it was stated that the party injured complained of some partic

A re-enactment and enlargement (1176) of the Assize of Clarendon. 1 Holdsw. Hist. E. L. 21.

A writ of assize which lay where the claimant had been lately disseised. The action must have been brought subsequent to the next preceding session of the eyre or circuit of justic

A writ of assize which lay where a nuisance had been committed to the complainant's freehold. The complainant alleged some particular fact done which worked an injury to his freeho

A statute or ordinance concerning the royal forests passed in the thirty-third year of Edw. I. Otherwise called Ordinatio Forestae. Another statute of the same title was passed in

A writ of assize which lay for a parson to recover lands which his predecessor had improperly allowed the church to be deprived of. 3 Bl. Comm. 257. See "Assisa De Utrum."

The fixed or established rent of the freeholders and ancient copyholders of a manor, which cannot be departed from or varied. 2 Bl. Comm. 42.

Sessions of the justices or commissioners of assize. These assizes are held twice in each year in each of the various shires of England, with some exceptions, by virtue of several

A code or feudal, law prepared at a general assembly of lords after the conquest of Jerusalem. It was compiled principally from the laws Ascalon, about the year 1290. 1 Foumel, His

1. 1. To assess; to fix, settle, define, determine or reduce to a certainty, in point of time, number, amount, etc. Assidere, taxare et le Tare: to assess, tax and levy. Assiderunt

In Scots law. An assignea

I. I. In old pleading. To assure.

the term “associate” means one who has one or more of the following relationships with a person in a position to refer settlement business: (A) a spouse, parent, or child of such p

the term “Associate Administrator” means the Associate Administrator for International Trade described in subsection (a)(2); / The term “Associate Administrator” means the Associat

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “associate company”, “holding company”, and “holding company system” have the meaning given those terms in the Public Utility Holding Com

the term “associate-degree-granting college” means an institution of higher education (as determined under section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [ 20 U.S.C. 1001 ]) that—

The term “associate degree school of nursing” means a department, division, or other administrative unit in a junior college, community college, college, or university which provid

The term "associated entity" means an entity that— (A) is owned, controlled, or dominated by— (i) the government of a country that is an ally or partner of the United Sta

the term “associated equipment” means equipment necessary for the regeneration, refueling, or recharging of batteries or other forms of electric energy used to power an electric mo

the term “associated equipment and facilities” refers to facilities other than satellite terminal stations and communications satellites, to be constructed and operated for the pri

The term "associated individual" means an alien who is a national of a country that is an ally or partner of the United States. / The term “associated individual” means a

the term “associated member” means any member having a shared ownership, investment, or other pecuniary interest in a business or commercial endeavor with the borrower.

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “associated person” means any person, other than a natural person, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common co

The term “person associated with a broker or dealer” or “associated person of a broker or dealer” means any partner, officer, director, or branch manager of such broker or dealer (