voir dire

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, literally “to speak the truth”, from Old French voir (“true; truly”) (from Latin vērus (“true”)) + dire (“to say”) (from Latin dīcere (“to speak; to say”)).

Pronunciation

(Francophonic) IPA^(key): /vwɑː diʁ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvwɑː ˌdiːə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɹ ˌdaɪɹ/, /ˈvwɑɹ ˌdi.əɹ/

Noun

voir dire (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.

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