give someone a fair hearing

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• fair hearing —    When accused of wrongdoing, if someone gets a fair hearing, they get an opportunity to present evidence or give their side of the story, usually in court.     I can guarantee that you will get a fair hearing …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• hearing — noun 1 (U) the sense which you use to hear sounds: Speak up, please. My hearing is not too good. see also: hard of hearing 2 (C) a meeting of a court or special committee to find out the facts about a case 3 give sb a (fair) hearing to give… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• fair — fair1 W2S1 [feə US fer] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reasonable and acceptable)¦ 2¦(treating everyone equally)¦ 3¦(quite large)¦ 4¦(hair/skin)¦ 5¦(according to the rules)¦ 6¦(level of ability)¦ 7¦(weather)¦ 8 have had more than your fair share of something 9… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hearing — [[t]hɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ hearings 1) N UNCOUNT: oft poss N A person s or animal s hearing is the sense which makes it possible for them to be aware of sounds. His mind still seemed clear and his hearing was excellent. 2) N COUNT A hearing is an… …   English dictionary

• hearing — hear|ing [ hırıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount your ability to hear sounds: My hearing has deteriorated as I ve grown older. hearing loss: Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause hearing loss. 2. ) count a meeting of a court of law or official… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hearing */*/ — UK [ˈhɪərɪŋ] / US [ˈhɪrɪŋ] noun Word forms hearing : singular hearing plural hearings 1) [uncountable] your ability to hear sounds My hearing has deteriorated as I ve got older. hearing loss: Prolonged exposure to loud noise can cause hearing… …   English dictionary

• hearing — hear|ing W2S3 [ˈhıərıŋ US ˈhır ] n 1.) [U] the sense which you use to hear sounds have good/bad etc hearing ▪ She has remarkable hearing for a lady of her age. ▪ a child with a hearing disability →↑hard of hearing 2.) a meeting of a court or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Oppenheimer security hearing — The Oppenheimer security hearing was a 1954 inquiry by the United States Atomic Energy Commission into the background, actions and associations of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who had headed the Manhattan Project that developed… …   Wikipedia

• Judicial review in English law — See also: Judicial review Judicial review is a procedure in English administrative law by which the courts in England and Wales supervise the exercise of public power on the application of an individual. A person who feels that an exercise of… …   Wikipedia

• Legal status of Salvia divinorum — ] In such places where Salvia divinorum legislation exists, it varies in its prohibitive degree from country to country. Australia has imposed its strictest Schedule 9 (US Schedule I equivalent) classification for example, and Italy has also… …   Wikipedia

• JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism