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mistry en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /mɪsˈtɹaɪ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (transitive) To declare a mistrial in (a court case).
   • 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. 2012 October 19, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. Khairi, retrieved 28 Apr 2018:
2. (intransitive) (of a court case) To end in a mistrial.
   • ...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. 2005 November 17, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. Sidhu, retrieved 27 Jan 2025:

Forms

mistry en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (India, alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of maistry (“foreman or artisan”).
   alt of maistry

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