York Assizes
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York Assizes were periodic criminal and civil courts held in York, England, that served as a major regional center of English justice until the 20th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
ⓘ
court of law ⓘ historical legal institution ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Courts Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | central royal courts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| authority |
judges of the High Court of Justice
ⓘ
royal commission of oyer and terminer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circuit | Northern Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | York Castle Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| frequency | periodic ⓘ |
| function | administration of royal justice in the region ⓘ |
| heardCasesOf |
capital offences
ⓘ
felonies ⓘ misdemeanours ⓘ serious civil disputes ⓘ |
| heldAt |
York Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York Castle courthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-modern English legal system ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | North of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Northern Circuit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | abolished ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
York NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | principal assize town for the North ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assizes of England and Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English judicial system ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Crown Court at York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major regional center of English justice ⓘ |
| startTime | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Crown Court system ⓘ |
| trialFormat | jury trial ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | itinerant royal court ⓘ |
| usedFor |
appeals from local courts
ⓘ
capital trials ⓘ civil trials ⓘ criminal trials ⓘ |
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