OYER AND TERMINER


Meaning of OYER AND TERMINER in English

/terr"meuh neuhr/ , Law.

1. (in some U.S. states) any of various higher criminal courts.

2. Brit.

a. a commission or writ directing the holding of a court to try offenses.

b. the court itself.

[ 1375-1425; late ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .