- the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- the act of perceiving sound.
- opportunity to be heard: to grant a hearing.
- an instance or a session in which testimony and arguments are presented, especially before an official, as a judge in a lawsuit.
- a preliminary examination of the basic evidence and charges by a magistrate to determine whether criminal procedures, a trial, etc., are justified.
- earshot: Their conversation was beyond my hearing.
- the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived
- an opportunity to be listened to
- the range within which sound can be heard; earshot
- the investigation of a matter by a court of law, esp the preliminary inquiry into an indictable crime by magistrates
- a formal or official trial of an action or lawsuit
