- examining trial
- A preliminary hearing to determine whether there exists probable cause for binding one over to the grand jury.See also preliminary hearing
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
examining trial
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examining trial — A trial or hearing held before a magistrate while presiding as such in an examining court for the purpose of inquiring into a criminal accusation which has been preferred against a person. Childers v State, 30 Tex App 160 … Ballentine's law dictionary
examining trial — A preliminary hearing to determine whether there exists probable cause for binding one over to the grand jury. See also preliminary hearing … Black's law dictionary
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trial — (n.) mid 15c., act or process of testing, from Anglo Fr. trial, noun formed from triet to try (see TRY (Cf. try)). Sense of examining and deciding a case in a court of law is first recorded 1570s; extended to any ordeal by 1590s. As an adj.… … Etymology dictionary
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trial — tri|al1 [ traıəl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or INNOCENT. When a case comes to trial it is brought to a court and the person who has been accused of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trial — I UK [ˈtraɪəl] / US noun Word forms trial : singular trial plural trials *** 1) [countable/uncountable] legal the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent. When a case comes to trial, it is… … English dictionary
