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单词 oyer and terminer
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Definition of oyer and terminer in English:

oyer and terminer

noun ˌɔɪə ən(d) ˈtəːmɪnəˌoiər an(d) ˈtərminər
historical
  • A commission issued to judges on a circuit to hold courts.

    a court of oyer and terminer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Following the outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Salem, Phips appointed Stoughton chief justice of the newly formed court of oyer and terminer.
    • At first in the General Eyre and later under the commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, they would hear criminal cases.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French oyer et terminer 'hear and determine'.

 
 

Definition of oyer and terminer in US English:

oyer and terminer

nounˌoiər an(d) ˈtərminər
historical
  • A court authorized to hear certain criminal cases.

    a court of oyer and terminer
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At first in the General Eyre and later under the commissions of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery, they would hear criminal cases.
    • Following the outbreak of witchcraft accusations in Salem, Phips appointed Stoughton chief justice of the newly formed court of oyer and terminer.

Origin

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

 
 
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