Look up: Hearing

1. hearing
   [n] - an opportunity to state your case and be heard 2. [n] - a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken 3. [n] - the ability to hear 4. [n] - a proceeding (usually by a court of law) where evidence is taken for the purpose of det...
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2. Hearing
   a trial or an investigation in court
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3. Hearing
   The subjective human response to sound.The ability to hold a conversation depends on the background noise level and the distance between the people.
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4. Hearing
   Proceedings held before a court.
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5. Hearing
   The education appeal committee or tribunal meeting to hear and decide the outcome of appeals made by parents, and in some cases, pupils.
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6. hearing
   Opportunity for parties, to whom the Commission has addressed objections for violation of EC competition law, to make their views known. In order to respect the parties` right to be heard, the Commission must in its final decisions only deal with objections on which the parties were afforded the pos...
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7. Hearing
   A hearing is the trial of the case. Hearings are usually held in public
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8. Hearing
   Hear'ing noun 1. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good. « I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.» Job xlii. 5.<...
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9. hearing
   The sensation of sound. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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10. hearing
    audition noun the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; `his hearing was impaired`
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11. hearing
    noun a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; `the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago`
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12. hearing
    (hēr´ing) the sense by which sounds are perceived, or the capacity to perceive sound; sound waves must be converted into nerve impulses that can be interpreted by the brain. The organ of hearing is the ear, which is divided into three sections, the outer, middle, and inner ear, each with its own role in hearing. Called a...
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13. Hearing
    • (n.) A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues. • (n.) Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing. • (n.) Extent within which sound may ...
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14. hearing
    in biology, physiological process of perceiving sound. See ear; mechanoreception; perception; sound reception.[31 related articles]
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15. hearing
    in law, a trial. More specifically, a hearing is the formal examination of a cause, civil or criminal, before a judge according to the laws of a ... [2 related articles]
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16. hearing
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hēr′ing Definitions: 1. The ability to perceive sound; the sensation of sound as opposed to vibration. Synonyms: audition
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17. hearing
    The lowest level of involvement requires that the Bundesbank be heard; it provides the Bundesbank with the opportunity, as enshrined in law, to express its opinion with regard to a particular issue. Examples: The Bundesbank is heard by the Federal Ministry of Finance prior to the issuance of regulat...
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18. hearing
    hearing: see ear.
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19. Hearing
    A legal proceeding - other than a trial - held before a judge, magistrate or court commissioner.
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20. Hearing
    (n) Hearing is the legal proceedings in a court of law where evidences or arguments are presented before a judge in order to form a decision or determine an issue of fact. Hearings are sessions of the court where a particular issue or question is tried.
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21. hearing
    Ability to perceive sounds. In humans, the organ of hearing is the ear. Humans are unable to hear sounds that have frequencies below 20 Hz or above 20 kHz. Between these two values is our hearing or audible range. The exact width of our audible range varies from person to person, but in general as w...
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22. Hearing
    Proceedings held before a court.
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23. Hearing
    (person) The term `hearing` or hearing person, from the perspective of mainstream English-language culture, refers to someone whose sense of hearing is at the medical norm. From this point of view, someone who is not fully hearing has a hearing impairment or is said to be hard of heari...
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24. Hearing
    (law) In law, a `hearing` is a proceeding before a court or other decision-making body or officer, such as a government agency.<ref name="Lorch000">--> A hearing is generally distinguished from a trial in that it is usually shorter and often less formal.<ref name="Lorch00...
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25. Hearing
    (sense) `Hearing` (or `audition`; adjectival form: "auditory" or "aural") is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations through an organ such as the ear.--> It is one of the traditional five senses. The inability to hear is called deafness. In humans and other v...
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