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)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: espionage: the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: stunt: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: scepter: the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: amateurishness: something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: butt: thick end of the handle
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: fact: a concept whose truth can be proved
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: pasigraphy: an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: checkout line: a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: engraving: a print made from an engraving
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: common hop: European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America