fair hearing
Unbiased legal proceeding
A fair hearing is a proceeding where all parties have the opportunity to present their case and receive an impartial decision.
The term appears in legal and administrative contexts—due process requires a fair hearing before the government can deprive someone of rights or benefits.
More broadly, it means being listened to without prejudice: All I'm asking for is a fair hearing.
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- natural justiceFair procedure in decisions
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- day in courtChance to present one's case
cross-examination · burden of proof · tribunal · accountability · judicial review · appeal process · human rights · defendant · appellate court · rule of law · justice · representation · notice · legal advocacy · arbitration · sworn testimony · verdict · adjudication
- due processdue process, impartiality, notice
- fairnessjustice, impartiality, equity, equal opportunity, equal treatment
- Legal Fairnessdue process, equal treatment, blind justice, legal equality, equal protection
- legal rightslegal rights, constitutional rights, fundamental rights, Miranda rights, Bill of Rights
- trial rightsimpartial jury, impartial judge, presumption of innocence, right to counsel, right to appeal
- welfarewelfare, welfare reform, welfare system, SNAP benefits, public assistance
fair hearingkangaroo court
Illegitimate proceeding ignoring procedure
show trial · star chamber · mock trial · travesty of justice · miscarriage of justice
fair hearingrailroading
Forcing acceptance unfairly
rush to judgment · stonewalling · arbitrary detention · snap judgment · prejudgment
fair hearingshow trial
Predetermined judicial spectacle
kangaroo court · foregone conclusion · whitewash · frame-up · railroad