voir dire
The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selectedThe preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
» Ladies and gentlemen, we are now ready to begin the voir dire.
Meine Damen und Herren, wir sind nun bereit, mit dem voir dire zu beginnen. — Tamy
Meine Damen und Herren, wir sind nun bereit, mit der Vernehmung zu beginnen. — wolfgangth
MrShoval · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(US, countable, uncountable)The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
(Australia, England, New Zealand, US, Wales, countable, uncountable)A preliminary hearing without a jury in order to determine whether the evidence meets the test for admissibility to go to a full hearing at a criminal trial, in the legal systems of England and Wales, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.
(countable, uncountable)A hearing in the context of a larger trial to determine some specific issue relevant to that trial, such as the admissibility of a piece of evidence or the competency of a witness to testify.
Examples
1 sentencesLadies and gentlemen, we are now ready to begin the voir dire.
deMeine Damen und Herren, wir sind nun bereit, mit dem voir dire zu beginnen. — Tamy
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”), from Latin vērum + dīcere.
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Forms
plural: voir dires| Singular | voir dire |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable