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Oyez

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Oyez (hear ye), the introduction to any proclamation or advertisement given by the public criers both in England and Scotland. It is pronounced oh ! yes ! See NORMAN FRENCH.

Means the utterance oyez, oyez. Oyez is usually used in court by the public crier to call the courtroom to order when a session begins or when proclamation is about to be made, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1132.

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