Voir dire

The expression voir dire [ vwaʀˈdiʀ ] comes from Middle French ; in modern English it is with " tell the truth " (German: tell the truth) translated and generally refers to the process by which prospective jury -members of their social background and their possible bias are interviewed before a jury used become.

“Voir dire” includes general questions that are asked to a whole group of prospective jury members and answered, for example, by showing hands , and questions that individual prospective jury members are asked and answered verbally.

In England "voir dire" consists of the one question:

Can you give a fair hearing to both the crown and the defense?
(German: Can you enable both the Crown and the Defense to have a fair trial?)

Any prospective jury member who answers “yes” to the question will be appointed as a juror.