1 The pain may spread to the arm, shoulder, jaw, or back.  A tear in the wall of the aorta, the large blood vessel that takes blood from the heart to the rest of the body (aortic dissection) causes sudden, severe pain in the chest and upper back.
Voir Dire Law and Legal Definition. Voir dire is a Latin term meaning to see or speak. Voir dire is a legal procedure conducted before trial in which the attorneys and the judge question of prospective jurors to determine if any juror is biased and/or cannot deal with the issues fairly, or if there is cause not to allow a juror to serve.
Simply stated, itâs jury selection. Or, at least, thatâs what it usually means. Most Common Usage: Ordinarily, the term âvoir direâ refers to the process of selecting a jury from a panel of prospective jurors (sometimes referred to as veniremen). In this context, the purpose of voir dire is to ask jurors questions, which they are sworn to answer truthfully, for the purpose of selecting a fair and impartial jury to hear a case.