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reexamination

reexamination

1 6.6
Asking questions of a witness by the side that called them after the other side questioned them
  • noun
  • /ˌriːɪɡˈzæməˌneɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : reexaminación

Examples

  • The remaining two patents are still under reexamination by the USPTO.

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  • And, for now, the court has granted Nest's request for a stay, putting the trial on hold until the USPTO's reexamination process is complete.

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  • A Rush to File at the End of Inter Partes Reexaminations

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  • In the days leading up to the changeover, several hundred reexaminations were filed—almost an entire year's worth of reexamination requests.

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  • With the potential for rebuttal on both sides, reexamination disputes can go back and forth for one or two years—and that's before ever seeing the inside of a trial courtroom.

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  • See the chart below for inter partes reexaminations and note that the September filings are only for the first half of September (no filings accepted after September 15).

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  • The lawyer asked the judge for a reexamination of the witness's earlier testimony.

  • During the trial, the attorney conducted a reexamination of the key witness to clarify their statements.

  • After the cross-examination, the defense attorney initiated a reexamination of the witness to present new evidence.

Synonyms

redirect examination
vsreexamination
  • Jargon
1 9.1

Questioning a witness by the lawyer who called them after the other side's questions

is the same procedure but uses an alternative legal term

Surface Forms

reexamination singular

Morphology

reexamination = examination (semi-transparent) = re + examine + ation

The prefix 're-' straightforwardly adds the meaning 'again' to 'examination'.

Etymology

Reexamination comes from re- 'again' and examination 'questioning'. So in court a reexamination is when the lawyer who called the witness asks them more questions after the other side has questioned them.