voir dire
名词 n.
英 /ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə/
美 /ˈvɔɹ ˌdaɪɹ/|/ˈvɔɹ ˌdɪɹ/|/ˈvwɑɹ ˌdɪɹ/
英文释义
名词 n.
- 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 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 that trial, such as the admissibility of a piece of evidence or the competency of a witness to testify.
词形变化
词源
Anglo-Norman for “to say the truth”, from Old French voir (“true, truth”) + dire (“to say”), from Latin vērum + dīcere.
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