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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oyer and terminer /ˌɔɪə(r) ən(d) ˈtəːmɪnə/

▶noun historical a commission issued to judges on a circuit to hold courts.

– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. oyer et terminer ‘hear and determine’.

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