Assoin

/əˈsoɪn/ verb

Definition

An archaic legal term meaning to excuse or exempt from an obligation or duty; to adjourn or postpone a legal proceeding.

Etymology

From Old French 'assoignier,' perhaps influenced by 'assoil.' This legal term has uncertain ultimate origins but is related to concepts of delay and excuse-making in medieval law.

Kelly Says

Judges in medieval courts could 'assoin' a case, meaning they'd postpone it—it's where we get the word 'adjourn,' but 'assoin' specifically carried the sense of offering an excuse for the delay.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማያያዣ
ma-ya-ya-zh
ARالعربية
ربط
rab-ta
BNবাংলা
যুক্ত করা
juk-ta-ko-ra
CACatalà
associar
a-so-see-ar
CSČeština
spojit
spo-jit
DADansk
forene
fo-re-ne
DEDeutsch
vereinen
feh-ry-nen
ELΕλληνικά
συνδέω
sin-de-o
ESEspañol
asociar
a-so-see-ar
FAفارسی
همراهی
ha-me-ra-hee
FISuomi
yhdistää
yh-dis-taa
FRFrançais
associer
a-so-see-er
GUGU
સંગઠન કરવું
saang-thaan-kar-vu
HAHA
haɗa
ha-da
HEעברית
לה聯合
le-hi-yun-et
HIहिन्दी
जोड़ना
jod-na
HUMagyar
összeköt
oss-ze-kot
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyatakan
men-ya-ta-kan
IGIG
jide
ji-de
ITItaliano
associare
a-sso-see-are
JA日本語
関連付ける
kan-ren-tsu-ke-ru
KKKK
qoş
qo-sh
KMKM
ចា结
cha-a-t
KO한국어
연결하다
yeon-gyeol-ha-da
MRMR
संघ
saang
MSBahasa Melayu
menyatakan
men-ya-ta-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆက်သွယ်
set-tha-we
NLNederlands
verbinden
ve-r-bin-den
NONorsk
forene
fo-re-ne
PAPA
ਸੰਗਠਨ
saang-thaan
PLPolski
łączyć
w-u-cz-y-c
PTPortuguês
associar
a-so-see-ar
RORomână
asocia
a-so-see-a
RUРусский
assosiровать
a-so-see-so-vat
SVSvenska
förenas
fyer-nas
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-i-sha
TAதமிழ்
இணைக்க
i-nai-kka
TEతెలుగు
సంధానం
san-dhaanam
THไทย
เชื่อมโยง
cheu-em-yog
TLTL
mag-u-ugnay
ma-gu-ug-nay
TRTürkçe
birleştirmek
bir-lis-ter-mek
UKУкраїнська
асоціювати
a-so-t-syu-vaty
URاردو
مجمع
mu-ja-j
VITiếng Việt
liên kết
lien-ket
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
关联
guan-lian
ZUZU
kuhlangana
koo-hlan-ga-na

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