A Preliminary Hearing Is a Court Proceeding in Which

question 15

Multiple Choice

A preliminary hearing is a court proceeding in which

• A)the prosecutor files a charge against the defendant.
• B)the judge decides whether probable cause exists to hold that person for trial.
• C)the grand jury issues an indictment against the defendant.
• D)hearsay is inadmissible.

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Definitions:

Synchondrosis

A type of joint where bones are joined by hyaline cartilage, allowing very little or no movement between the bones.

Syndesmosis

A fibrous joint at which two bones are bound by long collagen fibers, allowing for minimal movement, typically found between the tibia and fibula.

Inversion

A term that can refer to the process of turning something inside out or upside down, but in genetics, it describes a chromosome rearrangement in which a segment of a chromosome is reversed end to end.

Eversion

The movement of the sole of the foot away from the median plane.