| NOUN | act | hearing | (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 |
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| state | hearing, audience | an opportunity to state your case and be heard | |
| location | hearing, earshot, earreach | the range within which a voice can be heard | |
| act | hearing, listening | the act of hearing attentively | |
| communication | hearing | a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken | |
| cognition | hearing, audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality | the ability to hear | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | hearing | able to perceive sound |
| Sounds | hhiy'rihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | able to perceive sound. | |
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| Narrower | sharp-eared, quick-eared | Having keen hearing |
| Opposite | deaf | lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part |
| Spanish | oyente | |
| Meaning | (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. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | administrative hearing | A hearing that takes place outside the judicial process before hearing examiners who have been granted judicial authority specifically for the purpose of conducting such hearings |
| competence hearing | A hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) | |
| 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) | |
| quo warranto | A hearing to determine by what authority someone has an office or franchise or liberty | |
| Broader | proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings | (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked |
| Spanish | vista | |
| Catalan | vista | |
| Meaning | An opportunity to state your case and be heard. | |
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| Example | "they condemned him without a hearing" | |
| Synonym | audience | |
| Broader | opportunity, chance | A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
| Spanish | audiencia, vista | |
| Catalan | audiència, vista | |
| Meaning | The range within which a voice can be heard. | |
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| Synonyms | earshot, earreach | |
| Broader | range, reach | The limits within which something can be effective / effective |
| Meaning | The act of hearing attentively. | |
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| Example | "they make good music--you should give them a hearing" | |
| Synonym | listening | |
| Narrower | auscultation | listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) |
| relistening, rehearing | The act of hearing again | |
| Broader | sensing, perception | Becoming aware of something via the senses |
| Spanish | audición | |
| Catalan | audició | |
| Verbs | hear | listen and pay attention |
| Meaning | A session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken. | |
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| Example | "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago" | |
| Narrower | confirmation hearing | A hearing held by the US Senate to gather information on whether to approve or reject candidates for high federal office who are nominated by the president |
| Broader | session | A meeting for execution of a group's functions |
| Verbs | hear | examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process |
| Meaning | The ability to hear; the auditory faculty. | |
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| Example | "his hearing was impaired" | |
| Synonyms | audition, auditory sense, sense of hearing, auditory modality | |
| Category of | auditory system | The sensory system for hearing |
| Narrower | absolute pitch, perfect pitch | The ability to identify the pitch of a tone |
| ear | Good hearing | |
| Broader | exteroception | sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body |
| modality, sense modality, sensory system | A particular sense | |
| Spanish | audición, facultad auditiva, modalidad auditiva, oído, sentido auditivo, sentido del oído | |
| Catalan | audició, facultat auditiva, oïda, sentit auditiu | |
| Adjectives | auditory, audile, auditive | of or relating to the process of hearing |
| Verbs | hear | perceive (sound) via the auditory sense |
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