Court hearings are proceedings in which a judge or magistrate presides over a legal dispute. The two crossword solutions for the term COURT HEARINGS are PLEAS and OYERS. PLEAS refer to the statements made by the parties involved in the hearing, such as the defendant's plea of guilty or not guilty. OYERS is an archaic term for a court hearing, derived from the Old French word 'oïr', meaning 'to hear'.