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Mistry

//mɪsˈtɹaɪ// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of maistry (“foreman or artisan”). India, alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 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. 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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī). Doublet of master.

Etymology 2

From mis- + try, as a back-formation from mistrial.

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