In the Old Frisian legal tradition, an asega ('legal interpreter' or 'lawspeaker') was an official legal advisor to a court of law in the Westerlauwers district (i.e., west of the River Lauwers) in western Friesland. Unlike a modern judge, the asega gave in most cases only an expert opinion on the law itself rather than on the facts of the case.
In the Old Frisian legal tradition, an asega ('legal interpreter' or 'lawspeaker') was an official legal advisor to a court of law in the Westerlauwers district (i.e., west of the River Lauwers) in western Friesland. Unlike a modern judge, the asega gave in most cases only an expert opinion on the law itself rather than on the facts of the case.
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