competence hearing

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C

competence hearing is a valid 18-letter word worth 29 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1M3P3E1T1E1N1C3E1H4E1A1R1I1N1G2
3 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =29 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 58TRIPLE WORD → 87
MEANING

What does competence hearing mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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

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