mistry

See also: Mistry

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈtɹaɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Hyphenation: mis‧try

Verb

mistry (third-person singular simple present mistries, present participle mistrying, simple past and past participle mistried)

1. (transitive, law) To declare a mistrial in (a court case).
   • 2012 October 19, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, R. v. Khairi‎^[1], retrieved 2018-04-28:

     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.

Etymology 2

Noun

mistry (plural mistries)

1. (India) Alternative form of maistry (“foreman or artisan”)