English Explanatory Dictionary

voir dire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

/ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/ /ˈvɔɹ ˌdaɪɹ/ /ˈvɔɹ ˌdɪɹ/ /ˈvwɑɹ ˌdɪɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-voir dire.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-voir dire.wav

Word forms

voir dire voir dires

Etymology

Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”), from Latin vērum + dīcere.

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