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MAIDEN ASSIZE

\mˈe͡ɪdən ɐsˈa͡ɪz], \mˈe‍ɪdən ɐsˈa‍ɪz], \m_ˈeɪ_d_ə_n ɐ_s_ˈaɪ_z]\

Definitions of MAIDEN ASSIZE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In English law. Originally an assize at which no person was condemned to die. Now it is a session of a criminal court at which there are no prison- ers to be tried.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

An assize in which there are no prisoners for trial.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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