Historical Legal Practices

noun a court session held periodically in specific locations to administer justice in the name of the monarch

• The assizes were held to hear criminal cases and civil disputes.
• The assizes are coming up next week, so be prepared for jury duty.
• I heard the assizes got postponed again, what a drag.
• The assizes of public opinion were clearly in favor of the defendant.

noun the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, especially the feudal rule by which the whole real estate of an intestate passed to the eldest son

• Primogeniture is the practice of passing down inheritance to the firstborn son.
• In some cultures, primogeniture means the oldest son gets everything.
• Primogeniture is like the 'oldest sibling rule' in inheritance.
• In business, primogeniture can be seen as the first idea or project to receive funding and support.

noun the act of adopting or taking something as one's own

• Adrogation is the legal process of adopting a child who already has living parents.
• I heard adrogation is a lengthy and complex legal procedure.
• I never knew adrogation was even a thing until my friend went through the process.
• In a figurative sense, adrogation can also refer to taking on someone else's ideas or beliefs as your own.