Triers

Persons whose office it is to try the question of favor upon challenge of a juror for that cause. The ofl Sce is now commonly performed by the judge.

or TRIORS. Persons whose office is to determine whether a juror, challenged for favor, is favorable or unfavorable.^ The of Hce is abolished in nearly all of the States, the judge who presides at the trial of the cause being empowered to decide upon the fitness of jurymen."

triors. Two indifferent persons a challenge of a juryman for favor. men are sworn, the function of the men take their place.

or TRIORS. Persons appointed by the court, to determine some incidental question; pai'ticularly, persons called to determine the truth of a cause assigned for challenge to a juror. Triors are the lords selected to try a peer, when indicted for felony, in the court of the lord high steward. Also, two indifferent persons, named by the court to try the reasonableness of an objection taken by a party to a juror, on the ground of some alwhole panel of jurors, on account of a like objection to the sheriff. Mozley ^ W. Triors of jurors are persons selected by the court to examine whether a challenge, made to the panel of jurors, or any of them, be just or not. A challenge to the panel is grounded on some probable cause of suspicion, — as an acquaintance, or the like, — the validity of which is determined by these triors. These, if the first juror be challenged, are two indifferent persons, named by the court. If they find one man indifferent, he shall be sworn; and he, with the two triors, shall try the next, and, when another is found indifferent and sworn, the two triors shall be superseded; and the two first sworn on the jury shall try the rest. 3rown.