Voir dire

The term voir dire [ vwaʀdiʀ ] comes from the Middle French; in modern English it is with "tell the truth" ( German: tell the truth ) translated and generally refers to the process will be contacted by the prospective jurors about their social backgrounds and their possible bias before they are used in a jury be.

" Voir dire" includes general questions that are a whole group of prospective jury members asked and answered, for example, by show of hands, and questions asked each prospective jury members and will be answered verbally, a.

In England there is " voir dire" from a question:

Each prospective juror, the answers " yes" to the question, is used as a juror.

• French phrase
• Legal language
• Law ( England and Wales)
• Law ( United States)