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.
In addition to courts, the word, again repeated three times, is announced by the Secretary of the State during the sine die ceremony at the conclusion of the Connecticut General Assembly's legislative session.
His other duties include the reading of the proclamation dissolving Parliament from the steps of the Royal Exchange in the United Kingdom.
Traditionally, a proclamation is delivered to the Mansion House from the Privy Council Office, at which point it is given to the Common Crier, who proceeds to read it publicly.
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