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oyer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: OY1 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”).