the phase of a trial in which prospective jurors are examined and jurors are selected
Origin of voir dire
French from voir(e), truly + dire, to sayvoir dire
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voir dire
noun
The formal examination of a prospective juror under oath to determine suitability for jury service or of a prospective witness under oath to determine competence to give testimony.
transitive verb
voir dired, voir dir·ing, voir diresTo conduct a voir dire of: voir dired the witness.
Origin of voir dire
Anglo-Norman to speak the truth Latin vērus true ; see wērə-o- in Indo-European roots.Latin dīcere to say ; see deik- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural voir dires)
- (law) The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
- (law) 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.
Origin
From Anglo-Norman, literally “to speak the truth", from Old French voir (“true; truly") (from Latin vÄ“rus (“true")) + dire (“to say") (from Latin dÄ«cere (“to speak; to say")).
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voir dire - Legal Definition
n
French
Literally to see, to speak; hence, idiomatically, to speak the
truth. The usual reference is to an examination by the attorneys and/or the
court of prospective jurors to determine whether reasons exist that might
disqualify them or cause their selection to be challenged, other than
peremptorily. During a trial, a voir
dire examination refers to one outside the hearing of the jury
concerning some issue of fact or law that requires the court to rule.
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