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hearing

('h/i/r/I//N/ )

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
an opportunity to state your case and be heard(noun.state)

Example:
They condemned him without a hearing.

Synonym:
audience

source: wordnet30
the range within which a voice can be heard(noun.location)

Synonym:
earreach, earshot

source: wordnet30
the act of hearing attentively(noun.act)

Example:
They make good music--you should give them a hearing.

Synonym:
listening

source: wordnet30
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken(noun.communication)

Example:
The investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago.

source: wordnet30
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty(noun.cognition)

Example:
His hearing was impaired.

Synonym:
audition, auditory modality, auditory sense, sense of hearing

source: wordnet30
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.(noun)

source: webster1913

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