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oyer |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Oyer \O"yer\, n. [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF o["i]r, F. ou["i]r, to hear, L. audire See {Audible}.] (Law) A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing. --Blackstone. {Oyer and terminer} (Law), a term used in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before them In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal courts.
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