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noun
A commission under which a court is empowered to hear and determine a criminal case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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noun
The hearing or trial carried out under such authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: law
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History
From Middle English oier and terminer, oyer and termyner, from Anglo-Norman oyer (“hear”) and terminer (“determine”).
