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Sunny123 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

appearing , hear , case , secular

Hello everyone. I need the meaning of following words in the following text.

""A Quebec judge told a woman appearing in her Montreal courtroom she would not hear her case until she removed her hijab.
In an audio recording of the proceedings obtained by CBC News, Judge Eliana Marengo is heard telling Rania El-Alloul on Tuesday that the courtroom is a secular place and that she is not suitably dressed.""

appearing = what?
hear = what?
case = what?
secular = what?
  

Top answer

appearing = her case is before the court hear = consider as a legal matter for judgment case = her legal argument secular = not religious The judge said that religious dress is inappropriate for someone seeking a decision from a non-religious court.

  • appearing = her case is before the court hear = consider as a legal matter for judgment case = her legal argument secular = not religious The judge said that religious dress is inappropriate for someone seeking a decision from a non-religious court.
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3 Answers
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appearing = her case is before the court
hear = consider as a legal matter for judgment
case = her legal argument
secular = not religious

The judge said that religious dress is inappropriate for someone seeking a decision from a non-religious court.
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thank you. Then .....
secular place = non-religious place
right?

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