Term: competence hearing: a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)
Candidate hypernym: hearing: (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 → 1
Candidate hypernym: espionage: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets → 0
Candidate hypernym: stunt: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth → 0
Candidate hypernym: scepter: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter → 0
Candidate hypernym: amateurishness: something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency → 0
Candidate hypernym: butt: thick end of the handle → 0
Candidate hypernym: fact: a concept whose truth can be proved → 0
Candidate hypernym: pasigraphy: an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas → 0
Candidate hypernym: checkout line: a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases → 0
Candidate hypernym: engraving: a print made from an engraving → 0
Candidate hypernym: common hop: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America → 0