competence hearing

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Noun competence hearing has 1 sense

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)
--₁ is a kind of hearing

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Competence Hearing

Noun

A competence hearing is a legal proceeding conducted in order to determine an individual's mental and legal capacity to participate in a legal process, such as standing trial or making legal decisions.

Example Sentence: The defendant's lawyer requested a competence hearing to assess their client's ability to understand the charges against them.

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