oyer and terminer
Noun
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Noun
oyer and terminer (uncountable)
- (legal, archaic) A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.
- (legal, archaic) The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.
- Spanish: tribunal de lo penal
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