Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fair_hearing

1 sense of fair hearing

Sense 1
fair hearing -- (a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits))
       => 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)