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| oy·er and ter·mi·ner [ òyər ənd túrminər ] |
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1. U.S. criminal court: a high court with general criminal jurisdiction in some states of the United States
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2. British commission to judge on assize: a commission from the British Crown empowering a judge to try cases in English courts of assize, abolished along with the assize system in 1972
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| [Partial translation of Anglo-Norman oyer et terminer "hear and determine"] |
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