voir dire
nounEtymology
Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”), from Latin vērum + dīcere.
- derived from vērum + dīcere
- derived from for “to say the truth”
Definitions
The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
A preliminary hearing without a jury in order to determine whether the evidence meets the…
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.
A hearing in the context of a larger trial to determine some specific issue relevant to…
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.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA