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hear vt heard, hear·ing1 a: to give a hearing tothe court heard the claimsthe judge agreed to hear argument on the objectionb: to conduct a hearing aboutthe magistrate's authority to hear a matter properly before him2 a: to take testimony fromthe committee will hear 30 witnessesb: to take (as testimony) at a hearingthe judge heard statements from the victim's family
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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(give a legal hearing) verb
adjudicate, causam, cognoscere, conduct a trial, decide, examine judicially, examine the witnesses, give a formal hearing to, give a judicial hearing to, give an official hearing to, hold court, inquire into, investigate judicially, judge, preside over, put on trial, referee, sit in judgment, try, try a case, try the cause
associated concepts: arbitrate, hear and report, mediate
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(give attention to) verb
accept advice, accipere, acknowledge, advert, attend to, audition, ausculate, be attentive, be guided by, cognoscere, comply, defer to, give audience, give way, heed, listen, mind, note, obey, pay attention, regard, submit, subscribe, succumb, yield
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(perceive by ear) verb
auribus, become aware of, become conscious of, detect, discern something audible, make out, notice, perceive something audible, percipere, receive information aurally, recognize, take cognizance of
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index
adjudicate, heed, notice (observe), overhear
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
