court of oyer and terminer
Court of Oyer and Terminer (oy-[schwa]r an[d] t[schwa]r-m[schwa]-n[ schwa]r). 1. Hist. An assize court commissioned by the Crown to pass through the counties two or more times a year and hear felonies and treason cases. • The judges sat by virtue of several commissions, each of which, strictly speaking, created a separate and distinct court. […]
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