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has gloss	(noun) (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence hearing
lexicalization	eng: hearing
subclass of	(noun) (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked proceedings, legal proceeding, proceeding
has subclass	(noun) a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings administrative hearing
has subclass	(noun) a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) competence hearing
has subclass	(noun) a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) fair hearing
has subclass	(noun) a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty quo warranto

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has category	(noun) the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" law, jurisprudence