To Assess
Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1839)
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
1. To rate or to fix the proportion which every person has to pay of any particular tax. 2. To assess damages is to ascertain what damages are due to the plaintiff; in actions founded on writings in many cases after interlocutory judgment, the prothonotary is directed to assess the damages; in cases sounding in tort the damages are assessed on a writ of inquiry by the sheriff and a jury. valuation or appraisement; it is also applied to making out alist of persons, and appraising their several occupations, chiefly with a view of taxing the said persons and their property.