"oyer and terminer" meaning in All languages combined

See oyer and terminer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: oyer and terminers [plural], oyers and terminers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English oier and terminer, oyer and termyner, from Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) and terminer (“determine”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|oier and terminer}} Middle English oier and terminer, {{der|en|xno|oyer||hear}} Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|oyers and terminers}} oyer and terminer (countable and uncountable, plural oyer and terminers or oyers and terminers)
  1. (law, archaic) A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-oyer_and_terminer-en-noun-MxuJ6do9 Topics: law
  2. (law, archaic) The hearing or trial carried out under such authority. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-oyer_and_terminer-en-noun-ZitTbw8q Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: law

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