oyer

[oh-yer, oi-er]

noun

Law.

1. oyer and terminer.

2. a hearing in open court involving the production of some document pleaded by one party and demanded by the other, the party pleading the document being said to make profert.

oyer

/ ɔɪə /

noun

1. English legal history (in the 13th century) an assize

2. (formerly) the reading out loud of a document in court

3. See oyer and terminer

Word History and Origins

Origin of oyer¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French oïr to hear < Latin audīre

Example Sentences

Barnett was hesitant, at first, in front of the camera — asking photographer Tyler Matthew Oyer where to put her hands and whether she should smile.

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"This is dangerous. This isn’t political — this is a safety issue," Elizabeth Oyer told the New York Times, which first reported on her Friday firing.

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Elizabeth Oyer told the New York Times that Gibson's case came up as part of a wider effort to restore gun rights to people who had been convicted of crimes.

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Oyer told the outlet that she helped craft a list of nine people who could potentially have their rights restored, basing it on the age of their convictions and likelihood of committing another crime.

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Oyer said she was approached directly and asked to add Gibson's name to the list.

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