assize/əˈsaɪz; ə`saɪz/ n[C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词](formerly) lawcourt session held periodically in each county of England and Wales for trying civil and criminal cases 巡回审判（旧时英国高等法院在英格兰和威尔士各郡举行的定期庭审, 审理民事与刑事案件） courts of assize 巡回审判法庭.
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