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Competence Hearing

nounid 27349·updated May 18, 2026
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a hearing to determine legal capacity i.e. to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense

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Variants

plural
Competence Hearings
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Competence Hearings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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a hearing to determine legal capacity i.e. to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
a hearing to determine legal capacity i.e. to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense
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