audiencia

In Spanish history, a real audiencia (royal audiency) was a judicial district that functioned as an appeals court. Each audiencia had oidores (Spanish: hearer, a judge). The first audiencia was founded at Valladolid in the kingdom of Castile in 1371. The Valladolid Audiencia functioned as the highest court in Castile for the next two centuries. After the union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon to form the crown of Spain and the Spanish conquest of Granada in 1492, the audiencia was divided in two, with the Audiencia of Valladolid taking cases from north of the River Tagus (Tajo), and the Audiencia of Granada (1494) taking cases from south of the river.
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n. audience; session

n. audience, hearing

= audience.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
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* audiencia pública = public hearing.
* audiencia radiofónica = radio listeners, listenership.
* audiencia televisiva = television viewing figures.
* índice de audiencia = rating.
* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.
* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.