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oyez

Norm. French oyez; oyer, to hear.  Hear ye! Give heed; attend. Public criers began by exclaiming oyez, -- corrupted into O yes! Still used by the criers of courts to command attention when a proclamation is about to be made.

Source : William C. Anderson, A Dictionary of Law (1893)

Language : English

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