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Definition of Court of assize and nisi prius
1. Noun. The county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Court Of Assize And Nisi Prius
Literary usage of Court of assize and nisi prius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canada Law Journalby William S. Hein & Company by William S. Hein & Company (1876)
"If any record entered for trial be not tried or disposed of at any particular
Court of Assize and Nisi Prius, they shall, unless the Court otherwise order, ..."
2. The Jurist by Great Britain Courts (1863)
"THE powers of the Court of Assize and Nisi Prius to commit for contempt have
recently been elaborately discussed and judicially determined. ..."
3. Citizenship of the United States, Expatriation, and Protection Abroad by United States Dept. of State, James Brown Scott, David Jayne Hill, Gaillard Hunt (1906)
"... peace of the county within the jurisdiction of which the alien resides, or to
the court of assize and nisi prius during its sitting in such county; 11. ..."
4. A Legal Hand-book and Law-list for the Dominion of Canada and a Book of by Louis-H. Taché, Taché, Louis-H., 1859-1927 (1888)
"... or to the court of assize and nisi prius during its sittings in such electoral
district, or to the county court of such electoral district; In Manitoba, ..."
5. The Criminal Code and the Law of Criminal Evidence in Canada: Being an by Canada, W. J. Tremeear (1908)
"If any general commission for the holding of a court of assize and nisi prius,
oyer and terminer or general gaol delivery is issued by the Governor General ..."
6. Reports of Cases Decided in the Court of Common Pleas by Ontario Court of Common Pleas, Edward C Jones, George Frederick Harman, Upper Canada Court of Common Pleas, Salter Jehosaphat Van Koughnet, Christopher Robinson (1852)
"... he having been subpoenaed by a subpoena issued by the Court of Assize and Nisi
Prius on the plaintiff's behalf, to attend the assizes at Toronto, ..."
7. The Canadian Law Times by Armour, Edward Douglas, 1851-1922, Judicial Committee, Great Britain, Elliott, Charles, Privy Council, Gillis, Edward, Hunter, Alfred Taylour, 1867-1957, Thompson, Bram (1886)
"... in the said year, brought on in due course for trial before Mr. Justice Taylor,
the learned Judge then holding the said Court of Assize and Nisi Prius, ..."
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