oyez

• int.
• n. 沈黙。

裁判所職員が使う用語。ラテン語のaudire（聞く、聴く）に由来し、語源的にはaudit（聴衆）と同じ。

oyez (interj.)

early 15c., from Anglo-French oyez "hear ye!" (late 13c., Old French oiez), a cry uttered (usually thrice) to call attention, from Latin subjunctive audiatis, plural imperative of audire "to hear" (Anglo-French oier; see audience).