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: proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked → 1
Candidate hypernym: karyokinesis: organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: par: (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course → 0
Candidate hypernym: curiousness: a state of active curiosity → 0
Candidate hypernym: calcination: the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature → 0
Candidate hypernym: urease: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria → 0
Candidate hypernym: neuter: a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) → 0
Candidate hypernym: plasticizer: a substance added to plastics or other materials to make them more pliable → 0
Candidate hypernym: landfall: the first sighting of land from the sea after a voyage (or flight over water) → 0
Candidate hypernym: niche: a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it → 0
Candidate hypernym: inulin: used to manufacture fructose and in assessing kidney function → 0