oyer

We have found lemma(root) word of oyer : oyer and terminer.

Definitions


[ˌɔɪə(r) ən(d) ˈtəːmɪnə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a commission issued to judges on a circuit to hold courts
(e.g: a court of oyer and terminer)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French oyer et terminer ‘hear and determine’




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