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Download article as a PDF. The rule against hearsay is deceptively simple and full of exceptions. Hearsay is an out of court statement, made in court, to prove the truth of the matter asserted. In other words, hearsay is evidence of a statement that was made other than by a witness while testifying at the hearing in question and that is offered to prove the truth of the matter stated.
Definition of hearing for Students. 1  1 : the act or power of taking in sound through the ear : the sense by which a person hears. 2  2 : earshot I yelled, but he was out of hearing. 3  3 : a chance to be heard or known Give both sides a fair hearing.  4 : a meeting at which arguments or testimony is heard a court hearing.