Meaning Of The Word Oyer and terminer

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oyer and terminer in British English
a commission issued to English judges authorizing them to hear and determine criminal cases at the assizes
noun: (formerly) a commission issued to judges to try cases on assize. It became obsolete with the abolition of assizes and the setting up of crown courts in 1972
noun: any of various higher criminal courts

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