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oyer and terminer Definition

oyer and ter·mi·ner (ōyər and tʉrmi nər, o̵iər-)

noun

  1. a commission issued to English judges authorizing them to hear and determine criminal cases at the assizes
  2. formerly in the U.S., the higher criminal courts

Etymology: ME, for Anglo-Fr oyer et terminer, lit., to hear and determine

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