committal hearing

English

Noun

committal hearing (plural committal hearings)

1. (law) A court case used to determine if a person must stand trial.
   • 1985 August 3, Ed Cohen, “Gay's the Word, Crown Clash at Hearings”, in Gay Community News, page 1:

     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.

Translations

court case

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 初審 / 初审 (zh) (chūshěn)

• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: alustava oikeuskäsittely (no Finnish equivalent)
• Vietnamese: sơ thẩm (vi)