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competency to stand trial
The ability of a defendant to understand the nature of the charges against him or her, to distinguish between pleas of guilty and not guilty, and to prepare a defense, to instruct counsel, and to challenge a juror.
In the United Kingdom, fitness to plead is the corresponding expression for this term.
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