OYER AND TERMINER


Meaning of OYER AND TERMINER in English

noun Etymology: Middle English, part translation of Anglo-French oyer et terminer, literally, to hear and determine Date: 15th century a commission authorizing a British judge to hear and determine a criminal case at the assizes, a high criminal court in some United States states

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