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Oyer

Defined in 1 dictionary — Kinney (1893)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

I. fr. and eng. The hearing of on the deed might demand where the demand being called craving of which to defendant is substituted, which a person is declared an out-; the state of being put out of the where a person is in contempt on Excess; more than is one's due or English law. Excessive; unusually prise: an excessive taking; a beyond sea; one of the essoins in the business of selling by auction crop; a crop which has begun to taken away. equally.; to disturb. Contempt; contumacy; despite. amount exceeding the value of the eng. Open; public. Overt act: an criminality may be implied; someintention, v. Market overt. equally, v. En owel, etc. offense of transporting wool or called from being carried on in the necessity one who has absolute ownerpossession, a person having dominion claim or interest, according to submuch land as an ox could till. late. Yes. Oyell syr: yes, sir. audit. Oy, oys: heard. Oy crier: Oyer et terminer: to hear and dehear ye. a deed read which a party sued the plaintiff had to make profert, oyer; a copy of the deed, a giving in modern practice, for reading. criminal courts iu regularly directed to the judges, empowering them to " inquire, hear and determine" all treasons, felonies and misdemeanors, but formerly issued only on particular occasions, as on sudden outrage or.insurrection; the courts which sit under such commission.