examination vs hearing

examination

noun
  • Interrogation, particularly by a lawyer in court or during discovery. 

  • The act of examining. 

  • Particularly, an inspection by a medical professional to establish the extent and nature of any sickness or injury. 

  • A formal test involving answering written or oral questions under a time constraint and usually without access to textbooks; typically, a large, written test administered to high school and college students covering course material studied in a semester. 

hearing

noun
  • A proceeding at which discussions are heard. 

  • The sense used to perceive sound. 

  • The act by which something is heard. 

  • A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing. 

adj
  • Able to hear, as opposed to deaf. 

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