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Pronunciation / Transliteration: od-sjɑ̃s
"L'audience du tribunal a été fixée à la semaine prochaine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official proceeding where a judge or other judicial officer examines evidence and arguments in a legal case.
"The defense requested a preliminary court-hearing to challenge the admissibility of the evidence." - 2
A session in which a legislative committee or administrative body gathers testimony from witnesses.
"The public court-hearing regarding the new zoning laws is scheduled for next Tuesday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'court', derived from the Old French 'corte' and Latin 'cohors' meaning an enclosure or yard, with 'hearing', originating from Old English 'hīeran', meaning to perceive sounds or give attention. Historically evolving in Anglo-Norman legal traditions, it came to formally designate a proceeding where evidence and arguments are presented before a judicial official.
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audience
Transliteration: od-sjɑ̃s
"L'audience du tribunal a été fixée à la semaine prochaine."
Gerichtsverhandlung
Transliteration: ɡəˈʁɪçtsfɛɐ̯ˌhandlʊŋ
"Die Gerichtsverhandlung dauerte den ganzen Tag."
udienza
Transliteration: uˈdɛntsa
"L'udienza in tribunale è iniziata puntualmente."
audiencia
Transliteration: awˈðjensja
"La audiencia judicial se llevará a cabo mañana por la mañana."
audiência
Transliteration: awˈdi.ẽ.sja
"A audiência no tribunal foi adiada devido a novas provas."
सुनवाई
Transliteration: sunvayi
"मामla की अगली सुनवाई कल होगी।"
听证会
Transliteration: tīngzhènghuì
"法庭听证会原定于今天下午举行。"
심리
Transliteration: sim-ri
"재판부는 이번 사건에 대한 첫 심리를 열었다."
審問
Transliteration: shinmon
"裁判所での審問は午前中に終了しました。"
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