fair hearing
Plural
fair hearings
1
the act of giving both sides of an argument a fair chance to express their opinions about something
- Before making up your mind, you need to give both sides a fair hearing.
- He claimed that the company was not given a fair hearing in the press.
- He didn't think that he got a fair hearing in court.
- I'm sure the legislation got a fair hearing - I'm just surprised it didn't pass.
- She doubted she would get a fair hearing if she went back to her country.