Lewes Assizes
E483201
Lewes Assizes was a historic higher criminal court in Lewes, England, that heard serious felony cases before the abolition of the assize system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewes Assizes canonical | 1 |
| Lewes Crown Court | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4966694 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewes Assizes Context triple: [John Bodkin Adams, triedAt, Lewes Assizes]
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A.
Taunton Assizes
Taunton Assizes was a historic English court in Taunton, Somerset, best known for hosting some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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B.
Exeter Assizes
Exeter Assizes was a historic English court venue in Exeter, Devon, known for hosting significant criminal trials, including some of the infamous Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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C.
Winchester Assizes
Winchester Assizes were a historic English criminal court session held in Winchester, best known for hosting some of the most infamous post-rebellion trials in the 17th century.
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D.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
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E.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewes Assizes Target entity description: Lewes Assizes was a historic higher criminal court in Lewes, England, that heard serious felony cases before the abolition of the assize system.
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A.
Taunton Assizes
Taunton Assizes was a historic English court in Taunton, Somerset, best known for hosting some of the most infamous trials of the Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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B.
Exeter Assizes
Exeter Assizes was a historic English court venue in Exeter, Devon, known for hosting significant criminal trials, including some of the infamous Bloody Assizes following the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685.
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C.
Winchester Assizes
Winchester Assizes were a historic English criminal court session held in Winchester, best known for hosting some of the most infamous post-rebellion trials in the 17th century.
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D.
Assize of Northampton
The Assize of Northampton was a major 1176 legal reform in medieval England that expanded royal justice, strengthened criminal law, and refined land and property procedures under Henry II.
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E.
North Berwick witch trials
The North Berwick witch trials were a series of late 16th-century Scottish prosecutions, closely associated with King James VI, in which dozens of people were accused of witchcraft and conspiracy, helping to ignite a broader wave of witch hunts in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
ⓘ
criminal court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Courts Act 1971 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | assize circuits in England and Wales ⓘ |
| caseType | indictable offences ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| courtType | superior court of record ⓘ |
| function |
hearing serious criminal cases
ⓘ
trial of felonies ⓘ |
| heardAppealsFrom | lower criminal courts in Sussex ⓘ |
| heardCases |
capital offences
ⓘ
serious felonies ⓘ |
| heldAt |
Lewes
ⓘ
county town of Sussex ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Sussex ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalArea | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Lewes ⓘ Sussex ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | assize system of England and Wales ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assize Courts of England and Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Assizes of England and Wales
|
| presidedOverBy |
High Court judges
ⓘ
judges of the Queen's Bench Division ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Crown Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown Court of England and Wales
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| replacedFunctionallyBy |
Lewes Crown Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Lewes Assizes
|
| roleInSystem | regional higher criminal court ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | before 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewes Assizes Description of subject: Lewes Assizes was a historic higher criminal court in Lewes, England, that heard serious felony cases before the abolition of the assize system.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lewes Assizes