Hearing de novo

hearing de novoA full new hearing.
hearsaySecond-hand evidence, generally consisting of a witness's testimony that he/she heard someone else say something.
holographicEntirely written, dated and signed in someone's own handwriting.

Hearing de novo - A full new hearing.
Hearsay - Statements by a witness who did not see or hear the incident in question but heard about it from someone else. Hearsay is usually not admissible as evidence in court.

See also: Declaratory judgment, Equity, Ex post facto, Action, Assume