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oyer

oyer noun: a hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.

Noun

oyer (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.

Origin of oyer

From Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”).

Phrases with oyer

Questions about oyer

What does oyer mean?
Oyer means a hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.
What part of speech is oyer?
Oyer is a noun.

Words near oyer in the dictionary

  1. Oyasiwo
  2. Oyda
  3. oyelite
  4. Oyen
  5. Oyens
  6. oyer
  7. oyer and terminer
  8. oyer and terminers
  9. oyers and terminers
  10. oyes
  11. oyeses

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