hearing
Adjective
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similar to: quick-eared, sharp-eared - having keen hearing
Noun
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedsubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstancessame as: audience
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is a type of: perception, sensing - becoming aware of something via the sensessubtypes:
- auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
- rehearing, relistening - the act of hearing again
same as: listening -
is a type of: session - a meeting for execution of a group's functionssubtypes: 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
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associated with: auditory system - the sensory system for hearingis a type of:
- modality, sense modality, sensory system - a particular sense
- exteroception - sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
subtypes:- ear - good hearing
- absolute pitch, perfect pitch - the ability to identify the pitch of a tone
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