| 单词 | oyer and terminer |
| 释义 | oyer and terminer[ tur-muh-ner ] / ˈtɜr mə nər / noun Law.(in some U.S. states) any of various higher criminal courts. British.
Origin of oyer and terminer1375–1425; late Middle English <Anglo-French: literally, to hear and determine Words nearby oyer and termineroy, Oyama, Oyashio Current, oyelet, oyer, oyer and terminer, oyez, -oyl, Oyo, oyster, Oyster Bay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oyer and termineroyer and terminer / (ˈtɜːmɪnə) / nounEnglish law (formerly) a commission issued to judges to try cases on assize. It became obsolete with the abolition of assizes and the setting up of crown courts in 1972 the court in which such a hearing was held (in the US) a court exercising higher criminal jurisdiction Word Origin for oyer and terminerC15: from Anglo-Norman, from oyer to hear + terminer to judge 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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