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Meaning of voir dire | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈvwɑː ˌdɪə

Definitions

  1. The preliminary phase of a jury trial in which the jurors are examined and selected.
  2. 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.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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