Oyez - Wikipedia Oyez ( oʊˈjɛz , oʊˈjeɪ , oʊˈjɛs ; more rarely with the word stress at the beginning) is a traditional interjection said two or three times in succession to introduce the opening of a court of law
What In The World Is Oyez? - Bordas Bordas What In The World Is “Oyez”? “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!” When the marshal steps forward tomorrow to open the Supreme Court’s fall term, these are the very first words he will say But where do they come from? And what exactly do they mean? “Oyez” is actually a French word—Law French, to be precise
Oyez - World Wide Words It’s actually Norman French: oiez or oyez, the imperative plural of the verb oir, to hear
What is Oyez? - HeinOnline Knowledge Base Links to Oyez within HeinOnline's U S Supreme Court Library offer access to audio recordings of the Supreme Court since October 1955
Oyez | Word Genius “Oyez” was Law French’s equivalent for “hear ye,” and even as Law French has long become a relic of history, many U S courts still carry on the oyez tradition