"voir dire" meaning in English

See voir dire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɔɹ ˌdaɪɹ/ [US], /ˈvɔɹ ˌdɪɹ/ [US], /ˈvwɑɹ ˌdɪɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-voir dire.wav Forms: voir dires [plural]
Etymology: Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”), from Latin vērum + dīcere. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weh₁-}}, {{uder|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{uder|en|fro|voir|t=true, truth}} Old French voir (“true, truth”), {{uder|en|la|verus|vērum}} Latin vērum Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} voir dire (countable and uncountable, plural voir dires)
  1. (law, US) The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (juror selection process): 預先審查 (Chinese Mandarin), 预先审查 (yùxiān shěnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), valamieskuulustelu (Finnish), 예비신문 (yebisinmun) (alt: 豫備訊問) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-voir_dire-en-noun-ipnhlKa0 Categories (other): American English, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 48 13 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'juror selection process': 68 32 0
  2. (law, England, Wales, New Zealand, Australia, US) 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. Tags: Australia, England, New-Zealand, US, Wales, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (hearing within a trial): 案中案 (àn zhōng àn) (Chinese Mandarin), voir dire [Canada] (French)
    Sense id: en-voir_dire-en-noun-Mmb7VAfq Categories (other): American English, Australian English, English English, New Zealand English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pseudo-loans from French, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 56 12 Disambiguation of English pseudo-loans from French: 25 63 12 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 66 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 54 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 55 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 62 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 63 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 25 66 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 65 9 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'hearing within a trial': 14 48 38
  3. (law) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-voir_dire-en-noun-duJdvPwJ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 48 13 Topics: law

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