Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
competence hearing | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | competence hearing (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) |
the collection of rules imposed by authority |