Definitions from Wiktionary (voir dire)

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




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