oyer

/oh-yer, oi-er/US // ˈoʊ yər, ˈɔɪ ər //UK // (ɔɪə) //

检验员,检验者,检验师,检验人员

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Law.
- : oyer and terminer.
- : 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.

The great Oyer of poisoning was, however, calculated to make a very deep impression on the public mind.
It was held, in accordance with the Virginian act, by a commission of oyer and terminer, appointed by the governor.
I always become enthusiastic oyer the rugged grandeur of some Canadian rivers with which I am familiar.
Then Mrs. Gwynne stopped, put her hand oyer her eyes for a moment, removed it, and looked earnestly at her guest.
Her hand passed caressingly oyer my face, and in a few minutes I was asleep, and slept as I had not slept for many weeks past.