Mistry
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of maistry (“foreman or artisan”). India, alt-of, alternative
- 1 To declare a mistrial in (a court case). transitive
"Having considered the aforementioned general principles and measured the improprieties of the Crown’s opening against those of the other cases noted above, I decided not to mistry this case, but, rather, to issue a corrective instruction."
- 2 (of a court case) To end in a mistrial. intransitive
"...Ms. Masrour was informed by a judge that the defendant in a matter before the court raised the issue of the quality of Mr. Dhir’s interpretation. She was unaware as to whether the case mistried but she took steps to switch interpreters."
- 1 A surname.
Example
More examples"Having considered the aforementioned general principles and measured the improprieties of the Crown’s opening against those of the other cases noted above, I decided not to mistry this case, but, rather, to issue a corrective instruction."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī). Doublet of master.
From mis- + try, as a back-formation from mistrial.
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