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to reargue

to reargue

1 6.6
To present a case again in court after new facts appear
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈɑːrɡjuː/
  • Jargon
translation icon : reargumentar
  • It was my idea to reargue in the first place.
  • reargue the case

Examples

  • Chief Justice is going to make sure that we reargue this case.

    Roe v. Wade (2021)

  • They voted six to one to reargue Roe v. Wade.

    Roe v. Wade (2021)

  • In the matter of Roe v. Wade, I want the case reargued.

    Roe v. Wade (2021)

  • After the case was to be reargued, there was a new Solicitor General in town—Elena Kagan!

    Blog text (31)

  • The judge decided to allow the lawyers to reargue the case due to new evidence.

  • The attorney plans to reargue his case next month in front of a higher court.

  • After reviewing the evidence, the team felt it was necessary to reargue their position.

Synonyms

to relitigate
vsto reargue
  • Formal
1 8.0

To take a legal case to court again after it was decided

is broader covering repeating an argument beyond court action
to re-argue
vsto reargue
  • UK
6.4

Talk about something again after others have already decided it

is used mainly for repeating a case with a legal emphasis

Surface Forms

reargue infinitive
reargued past
reargued past participle
rearguing present participle
reargues third person singular

Morphology

reargue = argue (transparent) = re + argue

The meaning is a straightforward instance of 'argue again', which a learner can readily infer from the base verb and the prefix.

Etymology

Reargue comes from the part re- which means 'again' and the common verb argue, which means 'to give reasons or disagree'. So reargue simply means to 'argue again', and it is often used in law when a case or motion is presented again in court.