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The first link is terrible. “Voir dire” is not pseudo-French, it’s an archaic expression from old Norman French (a lot of such phrases ended up in English legal
by kergonath 5y ago
The first link is terrible. “Voir dire” is not pseudo-French, it’s an archaic expression from old Norman French (a lot of such phrases ended up in English legal language). Also, “nom de plume” is used commonly in French.