Definition of oyer Oyer
/ɔjˈɚ/ - [oyer] - oy•er
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What does oyer mean?
Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- oyer (n.)
A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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oyer
ō′yėr, n. a hearing in a law-court, an assize.—Oyer and terminer, a royal commission conferring upon a judge or judges the power to hear and determine criminal causes pending in a particular county. [Norm. Fr. oyer (Fr. ouir)—L. audīre, to hear.]
