oyer and terminer

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case. archaic,countable,uncountable
  2. The hearing or trial carried out under such authority. archaic,countable,uncountable

词形变化

oyer and terminers plural oyers and terminers plural

词源

From Middle English oier and terminer, oyer and termyner, from Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) and terminer (“determine”).
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