ASSART, in Law, an Offence committed in the Forest, by pulling up, by the Roots, Woods which serve as Thickets and Covert for the Deer, and making them plain as arable Land. See FOREST. This is the greatest Trespass that can be committed inthe Forest, being more than a Waste. For whereas Wasteof the Forest is but the felling and cutting down the Coverts,which may grow again; Assart is a total Extirpation thereof. See WASTE. What we call Assartum, is elsewhere termed Disboscatio. Assart was also used for a Parcel of Land assarted. See ASSART.
