Definition of Assoilzie. Meaning of Assoilzie. Synonyms of Assoilzie

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Definition of Assoilzie

Assoilzie
Assoilzie As*soil"zie, Assoilyie As*soil"yie, v. t. [Old form assoil[yogh]e. See Assoil.] (Scots Law) To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court. God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. --Sir W. Scott.

Meaning of Assoilzie from wikipedia

- In common law jurisdictions, an acquittal means that the prosecution has failed to prove that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the charge...
- rendered with a yogh as Laȝamon up to the early 1900s in literary referents; ****oilzie – pronounced with a silent z – in Scots law: acquittal or ruling in favour...