Voir dire is a preliminary examination of a witness by the judge in which he is required to speak the truth with respect to the questions put to him; if he appears incompetent,e.g on the ground that he is not of sound mind,he is rejected.
Voire(truth) Dire(to see) oath to tell the truth
To select a jury
Voir dire, from the French to "speak the truth."
what was so dire ? The surgery was very dire .
"Pour dire la nationalité" is a French phrase that means "to state the nationality." It is used when discussing or identifying one's nationality or citizenship.
To tell is 'dire' in French.
Voir dire is the process of questioning members of the jury pool conducted by both the defense and prosecution prior to choosing jurors to sit on the jury panel. Whereas this process usually takes place in open court, a 'sequestered' voire dire would mean that the jury panel was questioned in a 'closed' situation with only the judge, court clerk, court stenographer, Bailiff, defendant/respondant, and the opposing lawyers present.
The company is in dire straits. The dire situation kept the lifeboat's occupants quiet.
The shed is in a dire need of repair.This is a dire warning to do as you are told!The coal industry is in dire straits these days.The hotel we stayed in was dire and in a very dire need of redecoration!
Dire straits
Dire Straits
Dire wolf was created in 1858.