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hear and determine

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Ballentine's (1916)

Definitions from Case Law

From 331 U.S. 132 - Ayrshire Collieries Corporation v. United States · 1947Most cited · 75 citing opinions

The requirement that three judges hear and determine an application means that they must adjudicate the issues of law and fact which are presented by the case, a function which implies that they must weigh the arguments and testimony offered by both sides and vote either to grant or deny the relief sought by the moving party.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

To try and decide. See 102 Ind. 233, 52 Am. Rep. 662, 1 N. E. 476.