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voir dires

voir dires is the plural of voir dire.

Meaning of voir dire

Noun

voir dire (countable and uncountable, plural voir dires)

  1. (US) The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
  2. (Australia, England, New Zealand, US, Wales) 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.

Questions about voir dires

What is voir dires the plural of?
Voir dires is the plural of voir dire.

Words near voir dires in the dictionary

  1. Voineasa
  2. Voinești
  3. Voinjama
  4. VOIP
  5. voir dire
  6. voir dires
  7. VOIs
  8. Voisin
  9. Voisine
  10. Voisines
  11. Voisins

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