profert
profert n. (英格兰古法) (1)(诉讼文件、契据等的)提供；提出；出示 (2)(郡长向财政署)呈报账目
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monstrans de faits
monstrans de faits (mon-str[schwa]nz d[schwa] fay[ts]). [Law French] Hist. A showing of deeds; a profert.
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demand of oyer
demand of oyer. Hist. The assertion of a party’s right to hear, read, or inspect a deed of which profert is made by the opposing party in a pleading. See OYER(3).
canon of construction
A rule used in construing legal instruments, esp. contracts and statutes. • Although a few states have codified the canons of construction — examples of which are contra proferentem and ejusdem generis — most jurisdictions treat the canons as mere customs not having the force of law. — Often shortened to canon. — Also termed
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oyer
oyer (oy-[schwa]r oroh-y[schwa]r). [fr. Old French oïr “to hear”] Hist. 1. A criminal trial held under a commission of oyer and terminer. See COMMISSION OF OYER AND TERMINER. 2. The reading in open court of a document (esp. a deed) that is demanded by one party and read by the other. 3. Common-law pleading. A