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mistry

Syllables: mis·try/mɪsˈtɹaɪ/

mistry verb: to declare a mistrial in (a court case). Also the alternative form of maistry.

Verb

mistry (third-person singular simple present mistries, present participle mistrying, simple past and past participle mistried)

  1. (transitive) To declare a mistrial in (a court case).
    • Having considered the aforementioned general principles and measured the improprieties of the Crown’s opening against those of the other cases noted above, I decided not to mistry this case, but, rather, to issue a corrective instruction.2012 October 19, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. Khairi, retrieved 28 Apr 2018
  2. (intransitive) (of a court case) To end in a mistrial.
    • ...Ms. Masrour was informed by a judge that the defendant in a matter before the court raised the issue of the quality of Mr. Dhir’s interpretation. She was unaware as to whether the case mistried but she took steps to switch interpreters.2005 November 17, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. Sidhu, retrieved 27 Jan 2025

Proper noun capitalized: Mistry

Mistry (plural Mistrys)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

mistry is also the alternative form of maistry.

Forms of mistry

Verb
third-person singular presentmistries
present participlemistrying
past participlemistried
pastmistried
Noun
pluralmistries
Proper noun
pluralMistrys
alternative formMistri

Origin of mistry

From mis- + try, as a back-formation from mistrial.

Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī). Doublet of master.

Words that rhyme with mistry

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Questions about mistry

What does mistry mean?
Mistry means to declare a mistrial in (a court case).
What part of speech is mistry?
Mistry can be a verb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce mistry?
Mistry is pronounced /mɪsˈtɹaɪ/.
What is the past tense of mistry?
The past tense of mistry is mistried.

Words near mistry in the dictionary

  1. mistrustless
  2. mistrusts
  3. mistruth
  4. mistruthful
  5. mistruths
  6. mistry
  7. mistrying
  8. Mistrys
  9. mistryst
  10. mistrysted
  11. mistrysting

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