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- Oyez Oyez (Spanish) "listen listen", hear this (said by court officers to officially start a legal proceeding)
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Oyez Project — Oyez.org URL http://www.oyez.org Commercial? No Type of site database Registration None Available language(s) English … Wikipedia
oyez — /ō yez, yā, yes; ō ˌ/ vb imper [Anglo French oyez! hear ye!, from Old French oiez oyez, imperative plural of oir to hear, from Latin audire] used by a court officer (as a bailiff) to gain the attention of people present at the commencement of a… … Law dictionary
Oyez — O yez ([=o] y[e^]s ; 277), interj. [Anglo F. oyez hear ye. See {Oyer}.] Hear; attend; a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times. [Written also {oyes}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oyez — early 15c., from Anglo Fr. oyez hear ye! (late 13c., O.Fr. oiez), a cry uttered (usually thrice) to call attention, from L. subjunctive audiatis, pl. imperative of audire to hear (Anglo Fr. oier; see AUDIENCE (Cf. audience)) … Etymology dictionary
oyez — or oyes [ō′yes΄] interj. [ME < Anglo Fr, hear ye, pl. imper. of oyer < L audire, to hear: see AUDIENCE] hear ye; attention: usually cried out three times by court or public officials to command silence before a proclamation is read n. a cry … English World dictionary
öyez — öyez, övez, bir çeşit sivrisinek I, 84 … Divan-i Luqat-i it-Türk Dizini
oyez — (also oyes) ► EXCLAMATION ▪ a call given by a public crier or a court officer to command silence and attention before an announcement. ORIGIN Old French, hear! , from Latin audire to hear … English terms dictionary
Oyez.org — Infobox Website url = http://www.oyez.org name = Oyez.org caption = Oyez.org homepage commercial = No type = database registration = None current status = active language = English owner = OYEZ Project author = Jerry GoldmanOyez.org is database… … Wikipedia
Oyez — This article is about the Anglo Norman word still used as a tradition in law. For the website, see Oyez.org. Oyez (pronounced /ˈoʊjɛs/ (with an ess sound)[citation needed], /ˈoʊjeɪ/) is a traditional interjection said three times in succession to … Wikipedia
oyez — I. verb imperative Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, hear ye, imperative plural of oir to hear, from Latin audire more at audible Date: 15th century used by a court or public crier to gain attention before a proclamation II. noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
