oyer

[ oh-yer, oi-er ]

/ ˈoʊ yər, ˈɔɪ ər /

noun Law.

oyer and terminer.

a hearing in open court involving the production of some document pleaded by one party and demanded by the other, the party pleading the document being said to make profert.

Origin of oyer

1375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French oïr to hear <Latin audīre

Words nearby oyer

Oxyuris, oy, Oyama, Oyashio Current, oyelet, oyer, oyer and terminer, oyez, -oyl, Oyo, oyster

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Example sentences from the Web for oyer

Breakfast was just oyer, the table with its relics of fragrant bloaters and terrine of pat still stood in the patio.
Much Darker Days|Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway)
"I should like them to tow me along for another hour or two, after the rain is oyer," he said.
John Frewen, South Sea Whaler|Louis Becke
It was not until the 21st of the following month, at the Commission of Oyer and Terminer that he was brought up for sentence.
Speeches from the Dock, Part I|Various
A department of the admiralty court; (oyer et terminer) to hear and determine according to the law of nations.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

The Commission of Oyer and Terminer is now busy trying them and others.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6|John Gibson Lockhart

British Dictionary definitions for oyer

oyer

/ (ɔɪə) /

noun

English legal history (in the 13th century) an assize

(formerly) the reading out loud of a document in court

See oyer and terminer

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单词	oyer
释义	oyer [ oh-yer, oi-er ] / ˈoʊ yər, ˈɔɪ ər / noun Law. oyer and terminer. a hearing in open court involving the production of some document pleaded by one party and demanded by the other, the party pleading the document being said to make profert. Origin of oyer 1375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French oïr to hear <Latin audīre Words nearby oyer Oxyuris, oy, Oyama, Oyashio Current, oyelet, oyer, oyer and terminer, oyez, -oyl, Oyo, oyster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oyer Breakfast was just oyer, the table with its relics of fragrant bloaters and terrine of pat still stood in the patio. Much Darker Days\|Andrew Lang (AKA A. Huge Longway) "I should like them to tow me along for another hour or two, after the rain is oyer," he said. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler\|Louis Becke It was not until the 21st of the following month, at the Commission of Oyer and Terminer that he was brought up for sentence. Speeches from the Dock, Part I\|Various A department of the admiralty court; (oyer et terminer) to hear and determine according to the law of nations. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The Commission of Oyer and Terminer is now busy trying them and others. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 6\|John Gibson Lockhart British Dictionary definitions for oyer oyer / (ɔɪə) / noun English legal history (in the 13th century) an assize (formerly) the reading out loud of a document in court See oyer and terminer Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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