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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
assizes
as·sizes BrE [əˈsaɪzɪz] NAmE [əˈsaɪzɪz] noun
a court in the past which travelled to each county of England and Wales
•He was tried and sentenced at the assizes.
Derived Word: ↑assize
Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French assise, feminine past participle of asseeir ‘sit, settle, assess’, from Latin assidere, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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