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· Anglo-Norman
oyer
2 English words descend from Anglo-Norman
oyer
, most common first.
oyer
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.
oyer and terminer
A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.