assizes
noun [plural] /əˈsaɪ.zɪz/Definition
› (in Wales and England until 1971) one or more of the meetings of the most important court in each county, usually held four times a year by a travelling judgeOfficial meetingsMeeting people
(Definition of assizes noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- AGM noun
- annual general meeting noun
- assembly noun (MEETING)
- caucus noun
- congress noun
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