- informal, hearing
- audience f informelle
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
informal — in·for·mal adj: marked by the absence of required forms or procedures or by the relaxation of prescribed rules an informal hearing Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. informal … Law dictionary
informal proceeding — n. (1) A trial or hearing less formal than a regular trial, such as a proceeding in a small claims court. (2) In probate court, a proceeding that admits a will to probate without first providing notice to all interested parties. The Essential Law … Law dictionary
hearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of hearing Nouns 1. hearing, sense of hearing; audition, auscultation; eavesdropping, audibility; acute ear, etc.; ear for music, perfect or absolute pitch; otology, audiology; audiometer;… … English dictionary for students
Morrissey Hearing — A Morrissey Hearing is a legal proceeding that is used in the United States in response to a parole violation. It is an informal hearing intended to ensure that the violation is based on verified facts. The hearing can take place with the… … Wikipedia
Contested case hearing — is the name for quasi judicial administrative hearings governed by state law.[which?] State agencies that make decisions that could affect people’s “rights, duties, and privileges” must have a process for holding contested case hearings. The… … Wikipedia
(be) hearing things — be ˈseeing/ˈhearing things idiom (informal, humorous) to imagine that you can see or hear sth that is in fact not there Main entry: ↑thingidiom … Useful english dictionary
Congressional response to the NSA warrantless surveillance program — Congressional inquiries and investigations Three days after news broke about the Terrorist Surveillance Program, a bipartisan group of Senators Democrats Dianne Feinstein of California, Carl Levin of Michigan, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republicans… … Wikipedia
in camera — in cam·e·ra /ˌin kam rə, ka mə / adv or adj [New Latin, literally, in a chamber]: in private; esp: in a judge s chambers the judge reviewed the sensitive material in camera an in camera proceeding compare open court … Law dictionary
Kenneth Feinberg — is a Washington, D.C. attorney specializing in mediation and alternative dispute resolution who was appointed Special Master of the U.S. Government s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.Originally from Brockton, Massachusetts, he worked for… … Wikipedia
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund — The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund was created by an Act of Congress shortly after 9/11 to compensate the victims of the attack (or their families) in exchange for their agreement not to sue the airline corporations involved. Kenneth… … Wikipedia
anecdotally — adverb In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident. As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally … Wiktionary