electrostatic charge: the electric charge at rest on the surface of an insulated body (which establishes and adjacent electrostatic field)
process: a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
fair hearing: a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)