terminer
- noun
- Archaic
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terminador
- All persons who have anything to do before my lords, the queen's justices of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery for the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, draw near and give your attendance.
Examples
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The defendant was anxious to present his case before the terminer who was renowned for tough sentencing.
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All persons who have anything to do before my lords, the queen's justices of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery for the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court draw near and give your attendance.
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This is jeux terminer man, jeux terminer.
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All persons who have anything further to do before the Lords, the King's justices of oyer and terminer, and general jail delivery for the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court, draw near and give your attendance.
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Persons with anything more to do before the queen's justices of oyer and terminer and jail delivery for the jurisdiction of the Central Criminal Court may depart the area.
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The judge presiding over the trial was a respected terminer known for fair rulings.
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All cases of theft are heard before the terminer at the central court.
Synonyms
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1.4
A place where a judge hears and decides legal cases
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5.3
A judge on a high court such as a supreme court
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7.4
A group of people, usually judges, who decide cases in court
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7.2
A local official who hears small legal cases and decides on minor crimes or disputes
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5.1
A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence
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9.0
A lawyer who acts as a part-time judge in some UK towns
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8.7
A person like a judge or jury who decides what happened in a legal case
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7.7
A person who decides a disagreement between people or groups
A person who makes an official decision in a court or hearing
A person who listens and decides who is right in a dispute or competition
Surface Forms
Etymology
Terminer comes from the old Latin root terminare, which means 'to set a limit' or 'to end', and you can see the same root in English words like term and terminal. So a terminer in law is a judge who 'decides' or 'ends' a case.