voir dire
noun
ˈvwär-ˈdir 
ˈwär-
: a preliminary examination to determine the competency of a witness or juror
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Second, even if the motion to change venue were denied, any potential adverse impact upon the juror pool because of the survey will be not only negligible due to the small number of jurors contacted, but also addressable via voir dire.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Concerns over prejudice are typically dealt with at the beginning of a trial when prospective jurors answer questions to determine their impartiality, a process called voir dire.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
The procedure of jury selection, or voir dire, allows the two sides to winnow down a broader pool of potential jurors to just 12, plus a few alternates, who ultimately will hear the case.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 12 Sep. 2023
The first day will be jury selection, where prosecutors and defense attorneys will winnow down a larger pool down to 12 individuals through a process known as voir dire.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 3 Oct. 2023
The practice in federal court has been to try to pick a jury first, and only if the voir dire process fails to produce a fair jury does the judge then consider the change of venue motion.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
This gives short shrift to the integrity of jurors themselves and to the voir dire process that Trump’s legal team can use to weed out biased jurors.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
So the series revolves around Ronald’s experiences starting with voir dire through jury selection through the trial and deliberations and a verdict, as the producers and actors attempt to throw him with a series of variable absurdities.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
Besides the changes made to the voir dire process, judges said courtrooms will be outfitted with wipes, hand sanitizer, Plexiglass structures and remote communication devices to allow attorneys to speak with justices without needing to approach the bench.
—Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2020
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Concerns over prejudice are typically dealt with at the beginning of a trial when prospective jurors answer questions to determine their impartiality, a process called voir dire.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2024
The procedure of jury selection, or voir dire, allows the two sides to winnow down a broader pool of potential jurors to just 12, plus a few alternates, who ultimately will hear the case.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 12 Sep. 2023
The first day will be jury selection, where prosecutors and defense attorneys will winnow down a larger pool down to 12 individuals through a process known as voir dire.
—Byleo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 3 Oct. 2023
The practice in federal court has been to try to pick a jury first, and only if the voir dire process fails to produce a fair jury does the judge then consider the change of venue motion.
—Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
This gives short shrift to the integrity of jurors themselves and to the voir dire process that Trump’s legal team can use to weed out biased jurors.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Aug. 2023
So the series revolves around Ronald’s experiences starting with voir dire through jury selection through the trial and deliberations and a verdict, as the producers and actors attempt to throw him with a series of variable absurdities.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023
Besides the changes made to the voir dire process, judges said courtrooms will be outfitted with wipes, hand sanitizer, Plexiglass structures and remote communication devices to allow attorneys to speak with justices without needing to approach the bench.
—Angela Roberts, baltimoresun.com, 22 Sep. 2020
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voir dire
1 of 2 noun
: a formal examination especially 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
voir dire
2 of 2 transitive verb
voir dired; voir diring
: 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 P.2d 850 (1975) (concur)
State v. Ortiz, 540 P.2d 850 (1975) (concur)Etymology
Anglo-French, to speak the truth
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