1. • noun - (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
   • noun - an opportunity to state your case and be heard
   • noun - the range within which a voice can be heard
   • noun - the act of hearing attentively
   • noun - a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
   • noun - the ability to hear
   • verb - perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
   • verb - get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
   • verb - examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
   • verb - receive a communication from someone
   • verb - listen and pay attention
   • adj - able to perceive sound
2. • The sense by which sound is perceived; the capacity to hear.
   • Range of audibility; earshot.
   • An opportunity to be heard.
   • Law.
   • A preliminary examination of an accused person.
   • The trial of an equity case.
   • A session, as of an investigatory committee or a grand jury, at which testimony is taken from witnesses.
3. • n - a preliminary examination

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