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voir dire    Audio Help   [vwahr deer; Fr. vwar deer] Pronunciation Key
–noun Law.
1.an oath administered to a proposed witness or juror by which he or she is sworn to speak the truth in an examination to ascertain his or her competence.
2.the examination itself.
[Origin: 1670–80; < AF, equiv. to OF voir true, truly + dire to say]
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voir dire    Audio Help   (vwär dîr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A preliminary examination of prospective jurors or witnesses under oath to determine their competence or suitability.


[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.]

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Main Entry: voir dire
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: voir dired; voir dir·ing
: to examine in a voir dire proceeding <a motion to voir dire the witness outside the presence of the jury> <voir diring prospective jurors as to their beliefs concerning the death penalty —State v. Ortiz, 540 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 850 (1975) (concur)>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: voir dire
Pronunciation: 'vwär-'dir, 'wär-
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, to speak the truth
: a formal examination esp. to determine qualification (as of a proposed witness) <the judge admitted the witness's expert testimony after a voir dire by the attorney>; especially : the act or process of questioning prospective jurors to determine which are qualified (as by freedom from bias) and suited for service on a jury

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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