Associations to the word «Oyer»

Wiktionary

OYER, noun. (legal) (archaic) A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.
OYER AND TERMINER, noun. (legal) (archaic) A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.
OYER AND TERMINER, noun. (legal) (archaic) The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway