any proceeding before a judge or other magistrate (such as a hearing officer or
court commissioner) without a jury in which evidence and/or argument is presented
to determine some issue of fact or both issues of fact and law. While technically
a trial with a judge sitting without a jury fits the definition, a hearing usually
refers to brief sessions involving a specific question at some time prior to the
trial itself, or such specialized proceedings as administrative hearings. In criminal
law, a "preliminary hearing" is held before a judge to determine whether the prosecutor
has presented sufficient evidence that the accused has committed a crime to hold
him/her for trial.
See also administrative hearing preliminary hearing trial
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