During voir dire, lawyers ask questions to determine the personal feelings and experiences of potential jurors. They use this information to remove biased jurors. Questions may be general or specific to individuals, and may relate to the case or personal background. Jurors may be removed for cause based on their answers. The questions asked during […]
The Dire Wolf was a large wolf that lived in North and South America 100,000 to 10,000 years ago. It was part of the Pleistocene megafauna and had a large jaw, stubby legs, and was good at taking down large prey. Dire Wolf fossils have been discovered in large quantities in the La Brea Tar […]
The idiom “in dire straits” refers to a serious situation with no easy solution. It is often used to add impact to speech and can be used in less serious situations for exaggeration. “In dire straits” is an English idiom that refers to someone who has somehow found himself in a very serious situation. The […]
