oyer
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”).
Noun
[edit]oyer (uncountable)
- (law, 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.
Usage notes
[edit]- A defendant who formally asks for oyer is said to crave oyer.
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[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Asturian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin audīre, present active infinitive of audiō.
Verb
[edit]oyer
Conjugation
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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[edit]Old French
[edit]Verb
[edit]oyer
- Alternative form of oïr