Chester Assizes
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Chester Assizes was a historic English criminal court that notably hosted the trial of the Moors murderers in the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chester Assizes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7942110 — 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: Chester Assizes Context triple: [Moors murders, trialLocation, Chester Assizes]
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A.
Lancaster Assizes
Lancaster Assizes was a historic English court of assize that served as a major regional center for serious criminal trials, including the famous Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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B.
York Assizes
York Assizes were periodic criminal and civil courts held in York, England, that served as a major regional center of English justice until the 20th century.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Chester Assizes Target entity description: Chester Assizes was a historic English criminal court that notably hosted the trial of the Moors murderers in the 1960s.
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A.
Lancaster Assizes
Lancaster Assizes was a historic English court of assize that served as a major regional center for serious criminal trials, including the famous Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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B.
York Assizes
York Assizes were periodic criminal and civil courts held in York, England, that served as a major regional center of English justice until the 20th century.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assize court
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criminal court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Courts Act 1971 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chester Castle ⓘ |
| authority | judges of the High Court on circuit ⓘ |
| buildingUsed |
Chester Castle court buildings
ⓘ
linked to:
Chester Castle
|
| category |
Former courts and tribunals in England and Wales
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Historic courts in England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| function |
hearing of felony cases
ⓘ
imposition of criminal sentences ⓘ trial of serious criminal offences ⓘ |
| handledOffenceType |
murder
ⓘ
rape ⓘ serious property crime ⓘ serious violent crime ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | local magistrates' courts in Cheshire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century England
ⓘ
20th century England ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Cheshire
ⓘ
City of Chester ⓘ |
| languageOfCourt | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cheshire ⓘ |
| location | Chester ⓘ |
| notableCase |
Moors murders trial
ⓘ
linked to:
Moors murders
|
| notableFor | hosting the Moors murderers trial in the 1960s ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | English common law ⓘ |
| partOf | Assizes of England and Wales ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson ⓘ |
| regionServed | North West England ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Chester Crown Court
ⓘ
Crown Court of England and Wales ⓘ |
| sentenceImposed |
life imprisonment for Ian Brady
ⓘ
life imprisonment for Myra Hindley ⓘ |
| trialEndDate | 1966-05-06 ⓘ |
| trialLocation |
Chester Crown Court building
ⓘ
linked to:
Chester Crown Court
|
| trialStartDate | 1966-04-19 ⓘ |
| triedPerson |
Ian Brady
ⓘ
Myra Hindley ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | criminal jurisdiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chester Assizes Description of subject: Chester Assizes was a historic English criminal court that notably hosted the trial of the Moors murderers in the 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.