IS THE CONCEPT OF TRIAL THE SAME AS HEARING?

>  According to jurisprudence, they are not the same concepts

> The   words   hearing   and   trial   have   different   meaning   and connotations

> Trial may refer to the reception of evidence and other processes.  It  embraces  the  period  for  the  introduction  of  evidence  by  both parties

> Hearing, as known in law, is not confined to trial but embraces the several  stages  of  litigation,  including  the  pre-trial  stage.    A hearing  doesn’t  necessarily  mean  presentation  of  evidence. It doesn’t necessarily imply the presentation of oral or documentary evidence  in  open  court  but  that  the  parties  are  afforded  an opportunity to be heard.