"committal hearing" meaning in English

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        {
          "ref": "1985 August 3, Ed Cohen, “Gay's the Word, Crown Clash at Hearings”, in Gay Community News, page 1",
          "text": "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.",
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        "A court case used to determine if a person must stand trial."
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        "(law) A court case used to determine if a person must stand trial."
      ],
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        "law"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "court case",
          "word": "初審"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chūshěn",
          "sense": "court case",
          "word": "初审"
        },
        {
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          "english": "no Finnish equivalent",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "court case",
          "word": "alustava oikeuskäsittely"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "court case",
          "word": "sơ thẩm"
        }
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  ],
  "word": "committal hearing"
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          "ref": "1985 August 3, Ed Cohen, “Gay's the Word, Crown Clash at Hearings”, in Gay Community News, page 1",
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        "(law) A court case used to determine if a person must stand trial."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "court case",
      "word": "初審"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chūshěn",
      "sense": "court case",
      "word": "初审"
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      "sense": "court case",
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    {
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      "word": "sơ thẩm"
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  "word": "committal hearing"
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