Hearing — Defs

01 n. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.

1.
The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound; the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my hearing is good.
“I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.” — Job xlii. 5.
2.
Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard; audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.
3.
A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs and determining issues.
“His last offenses to us Shall have judicious hearing.” — Shak.

“Another hearing before some other court.” — Dryden.
4.
Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.
“They laid him by the pleasant shore, And in the hearing of the wave.” — Tennyson.