Definitions For Oyer

Noun

OYER (uncountable) (legal, archaic) A hearing in a civil case which is based on the content of a document, in which the plaintiff is required to produce the document.

Usage notes

A defendant who formally asks for oyer is said to , crave oyer.

Etymology

From {{etyl, xno, en}} oyer, , hear.

Related terms

oyer and terminer

Anagrams

Roye, yero, yore

Is Oyer a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
6

The word Oyer is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends

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