oyer and terminer

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English oier and terminer, oyer and termyner, from Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) and terminer (“determine”).

Noun[edit]

oyer and terminer (countable and uncountable, plural oyer and terminers or oyers and terminers)

  1. (law, archaic) A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.
  2. (law, archaic) The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.
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