The enquiry will be more in the nature of a public meeting than a formal hearing.

这个质询更多的像一个公开的会议，而不是一个正式的听证会。

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An arraignment is a hearing during which the defendants and their attorneys enter a formal appearance in the case.

提审是一个在被告人和他们的辩护律师亲自到场的正式露面时的听证会。

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Massey Energy Company did not send a representative to the hearing, saying it was not a formal investigation into the cause of the explosion.

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Dabney will be updated on Lohan's location, but that it may not require a formal hearing.

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If a patrol stops them, they can ask for a formal hearing, and of those who ask, many are released "on their own recognizance"--i.e.

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"We've quite strongly have demanded there should be a formal hearing, rather than an exchange of letters so the community can have its say, " Mr Skill said.

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