oyer and terminer
noun
oy·er and ter·mi·ner
ˌȯi-ər-ən(d)-ˈtər-mə-nər
1
: a commission authorizing a British judge to hear and determine a criminal case at the assizes
2
: a high criminal court in some U.S. states
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