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committal hearings

committal hearings is the plural of committal hearing.

Meaning of committal hearing

Noun

committal hearing (plural committal hearings)

  1. A court case used to determine if a person must stand trial.
    • The extent of HM Custom's intensified anti-gay and -lesbian campaign became increasingly apparent throughout the committal hearings as officials sought to convince Stipendiary Magistrate Burke that there was sufficient evidence to bring the case to court at the Old Bailey.1985 August 3, Ed Cohen, “Gay's the Word, Crown Clash at Hearings”, in Gay Community News, page 1

Questions about committal hearings

What is committal hearings the plural of?
Committal hearings is the plural of committal hearing.

Words near committal hearings in the dictionary

  1. committ'st
  2. committability
  3. committable
  4. committal
  5. committal hearing
  6. committal hearings
  7. committally
  8. committals
  9. committed
  10. committed adultery
  11. committed die

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