- profert and oyer
- The production of a document for reading by the adverse party. 41 Am J1st Pl § 60.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
profert and oyer
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oyer — /oh yeuhr, oy euhr/, n. Law. 1. See 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. [1375 1425;… … Universalium
oyer — /ˈɔɪjə/ (say oyyuh) noun British Law 1. Obsolete assizes. 2. the production in court of some document demanded by one party and pleaded by the other (the party demanding it is said to crave oyer and the other is said to make profert). {Middle… …
o|yer — «OH yuhr, OY uhr», noun. Law. 1. a hearing; criminal trial (abbreviation of oyer and terminer). 2. a) the hearing in court of some document demanded by one party, which the other is compelled to produce (make profert of). b) such a demand. ╂[< … Useful english dictionary
