Oyer and terminer, Court of

Oyer and terminer, Court of

Oyer and terminer, Court of (engl., spr. kōrt ŏf ōjĕr änd törmĭnĕr), Bezeichnung für das englische Schwurgericht, insofern es peinliche Sachen (Hochverrat etc.) zu untersuchen und darüber zu erkennen hat. Vgl. England, S. 804.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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