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    • hearing :an opportunity to state your case and be heard
      • they condemned him without a hearing|he saw that he had lost his audience

    • hearing :the range within which a voice can be heard
      • the children were told to stay within earshot

    • hearing :the act of hearing attentively
      • you can learn a lot by just listening|they make good music--you should give them a hearing

    • hearing :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

    • hearing :the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
      • his hearing was impaired

    • 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

      • hearing :able to perceive sound

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