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court hearing
The formal process before a court in which a legal dispute or criminal case is heard publicly and decisions are made about guilt or innocence as well as legal claims.
Die Gerichtsverhandlung wurde wegen eines neuen Beweismittels vertagt.
The court hearing was postponed because of new evidence.
The word is made up of 'Gericht' (court), the linking -s, and 'Verhandlung' (hearing, negotiation, or trial). A 'Verhandlung' is a discussion or a legal proceeding, so 'Gerichtsverhandlung' literally means the proceeding that takes place in court.
Die Presse berichtete ausführlich über die Gerichtsverhandlung.
The press reported extensively on the court hearing.
Common verbs used in connection with a court hearing are 'stattfinden' (to take place), 'beginnen' (to begin), 'leiten' (to lead/preside over), and 'vertagen' (to postpone). People can 'teilnehmen' (take part) in a hearing.
Die Gerichtsverhandlung findet nächste Woche statt.
The court hearing takes place next week.
To express the location, you use 'in' with the dative. When talking about the topic, 'in' or 'bei' is common. The purpose or goal is expressed with 'zu'.
Der Zeuge machte seine Aussage in der Gerichtsverhandlung.
The witness gave his statement in the court hearing.
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An Anhörung and a Gerichtsverhandlung are both formal proceedings before a court, but they do not have the same scope. An Anhörung gives the parties a specific opportunity to present their position. A Gerichtsverhandlung deals with the legal dispute or criminal case comprehensively and leads to a court decision.
In der Gerichtsverhandlung wurden alle wichtigen Fragen des Rechtsstreits behandelt und entschieden.
All the key issues in the legal dispute were addressed and decided at the trial.
In der Anhörung konnte die Klägerin noch ihre Argumente zu einem bestimmten Punkt erklären.
At the hearing, the plaintiff was still able to explain her arguments on a specific point.
