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hearing vs legal proceeding

legal proceeding vs hearing

hearing and legal proceeding both are nouns.

hearing is an adjective but legal proceeding is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hearing Yes Yes No No
legal proceeding Yes No No No
As nouns, legal proceeding is a hypernym of hearing; that is, legal proceeding is a word with a broader meaning than hearing:
  • hearing: (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
  • legal proceeding: (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Other hypernyms of hearing include proceeding, proceedings.
hearing (noun) legal proceeding (noun)
the act of hearing attentively (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
(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
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
the range within which a voice can be heard
an opportunity to state your case and be heard
hearing (adjective) legal proceeding (adjective)
able to perceive sound
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