hearing

(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

（法律）法的判断が発動される一連の手順の設立

a hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings

司法手続きの外で行われる聴聞会で、特にその目的のために司法権が付与された聴聞官の前で行われるもの

a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)

法的能力を判断するための審問（被告が罪状を理解し、弁護士との弁護準備に協力できるかどうかを判断するためのもの）

a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)

通常の司法手続では適正手続を確保するのに不十分であり、人が司法救済が利用可能になる前に害を被ったり権利を奪われたりするような特別な状況において認められる審問（例：強制送還や福祉給付の喪失に際して）

a hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty

誰かがどのような権限で職位や特権、自由を持っているかを決定するための公聴会

the collection of rules imposed by authority

権威によって課される規則の集まり