单词 | oyer |
释义 | oyern. Law. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > trial > other types of trial oyer?a1475 trial by proviso1676 political trial1774 drumhead court-martial1835 trial at bar1866 speedy trial1894 show trial1928 treason trial1930 war trial1949 split trial1960 spy trial1972 ?a1475 (?a1425) in tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1882) VIII. App. 486 That paste, y schalle speke with oon of theym after an oyer. a1500 (c1400) St. Erkenwald (1977) 211 Before þat kynned ȝour Criste by Cristen acounte A þousande ygh.ere and þritty mo..I was an [perh. read on] heire of anoye [perh. read an oyer] in þe New Troie. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 56 Seing so worthie a Iustice of an Oyre hath the present ouersight of that whole chace. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 227 Upon security to appeare before the Justices in Oyer. 1675 C. Cotton Judgment of Paris in Burlesque upon Burlesque 147 Here is your Commissioner Of Oyer, and of Terminer. 1858 M. Pattison Ess. (1889) II. 2 Some mighty issue has been trying in the great historical Oyer of the Reformation against the See of Rome. 1864 Standard 31 Oct. The great oyer of railway assassination came to a close on Saturday, and resulted in a verdict of guilty. 2. A reading in open court of a document (esp. a deed) on which one party relies, at the request of the opposing party; (also) a plea to the court asking for such a reading to take place. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > trying or hearing of cause > [noun] > hearing document read ewer1583 oyer1602 1602 W. Fulbecke Parallele or Conf. Law ii. 33 The defendant demaunded oier of the Testament. 1670 Tryal of Penn & Mead 12 If you deny me Oyer of that Law. 1672 T. Manley Νομοθετης: Cowell's Interpreter sig. Bb6va When an Action is brought upon an Obligation, the Defendant may pray Oyer of the Bond; or if Executors sue any one, the Party sued may demand Oyer of the Testament. 1733 E. Phillips Mock Lawyer i. 32 Tho' 'gainst the Rule of Court, yet do not blame us; We pray an Oyer, but pray as Ignoramus. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. xx. 299 He may crave oyer of the writ, or of the bond, or other specialty upon which the action is brought; that is to hear it read to him. 1852 Act 15 & 16 Victoria c. 76 §55 If Profert shall be made it shall not entitle the opposite Party to crave Oyer of or set out upon Oyer such Deed or Document. 1926 W. S. Holdsworth Hist. Eng. Law IX. 168 The other party could ‘have oyer’, that is, demand that it be read in court. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1475 |
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