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Requested move

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The result of the move request was: move to Assizes. Jeremy (talk) 22:25, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

—Jeremy (talk) 22:25, 24 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Assizes (England and Wales) → Assizes — The majority of the incoming links at Assizes refer to the periodic criminal courts held around England and Wales until 1972. Assizes also currently redirects here. This article should therefore be recognized as the primary target for the term "Assizes" and the disambiguator "(England and Wales)" should be removed. Neelix (talk) 16:44, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose there are current courts in mainland Europe still going by this name, whereas this court does not exist anymore. 76.66.202.72 (talk) 03:46, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment the disambiguation page should be restored to "Assiszes", where it was situated until mid-2009. 76.66.202.72 (talk) 03:48, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note the redirect Assize should point to the dab page. 76.66.202.72 (talk) 03:50, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Support as nominator - There are no current courts that are called "Assizes"; the three current courts with similar names are not referred to as "Assizes". The court in Belgium is called the "Court of Assize", the courts in France are called "Cour d'assises", and the court in Italy is called "Corte d'Assise". The possibility that a user might confuse the Assizes with these other courts is what justifies the disambiguation page; it does not negate the former courts of England and Wales as the primary target for the term "Assizes". Neelix (talk) 13:17, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support, I agree this is the primary meaning of "Assizes", the other courts would be referred to (if at all) by other names.--Kotniski (talk) 12:35, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support - never sure why it was moved in the first place. S a g a C i t y (talk) 12:51, 7 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom. Kelly ^hi! 03:52, 17 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Wales please

~~What went on in Wales until the Wales Circuit - please add a concise summary to the article from a relevant county history work or legal history text.- Adam37 Talk 14:14, 11 May 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]

Already answered by another section. Hatnote duly created.- Adam37 Talk 14:50, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 23 April 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Assizes be renamed and moved to Assize.

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Assizes → Assize – WP:SINGULAR Ost (talk) 00:34, 19 April 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). --Ahecht (talk) 20:41, 23 April 2024 (UTC)) 20:40, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think this might benefit from a discussion, just to be on the safe size. It's almost always referred to in the plural, so could be an exception to WP:SINGULAR. — Amakuru (talk) 09:36, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have no objection to discussion if that is the case, but the first instance I saw was Assize of Clarendon, which then brought me to the general topic. —Ost (talk) 16:47, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. The plural "assizes" is commonly used for the courts as an institution and preferable for this article. The singular "assize" has a wider meaning, e.g. used for any individual session, or to refer to any jury or board generally speaking, e.g. the assize of measures, bread, ale, etc. Essentially, anything that involves raising any sort of local community board or jury is an "assize". Moreover, there is danger of confusing it with a legal instrument commonly referred to as "assize", that is a writ for the recovery of immoveable property (called an "assize" precisely because to execute the writ, the sheriff has to summon a local jury). Walrasiad (talk) 12:47, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Almost always seen in the plural. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:41, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Walrasiad and Necrothesp. BD2412 T 18:22, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]