hear both sides

verb

To ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

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Meanings

verbhear both sides (third-person singular simple present hears both sides, present participle hearing both sides, simple past and past participle heard both sides)

present singular third person hears both sides · participle present hearing both sides · participle past heard both sides · past heard both sides

  1. lawTo ensure that an accused person has the chance to seek to refute the accusations.

Translations

Arabic يسمع من الطرفين
  • يسمع من الطرفينhear both sides of the argument for fair judgement
Dutch wederhoren
  • wederhorenhear both sides of the argument for fair judgement
German beide Seiten hören
  • beide Seiten hörenhear both sides of the argument for fair judgement
Turkish her iki tarafı da dinlemek
  • her iki tarafı da dinlemekhear both sides of the argument for fair judgement
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APA

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“hear both sides.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hear%20both%20sides. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hear both sides,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hear%20both%20sides.

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