hearing

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɪərɪŋ/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the faculty of perceiving sounds: people who have very acute hearing
  • the range within which sounds may be heard; earshot: she had moved out of hearing
  • 2an opportunity to state one’s case: I think I had a fair hearing
  • Law an act of listening to evidence in a court of law or before an official, especially a trial before a judge without a jury: the court may stay execution pending a hearing