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to reprosecute

to reprosecute

8.9
Try someone again for the same or a related crime
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈprɒsɪkjuːt/
  • Formal
translation icon : reprocesar
  • The state plans to reprosecute the case next month.

Examples

  • The judge ruled that it would be unfair to reprosecute the defendant for the same charges.

  • After the jury could not reach a verdict, the state decided to reprosecute the case.

  • Legal experts debated whether the government should reprosecute after the mistrial.

  • They reprosecuted him after new evidence emerged.

  • The prosecutor decided to reprosecute the case after new evidence emerged.

  • After the initial trial ended in a mistrial, the district attorney chose to reprosecute the suspect.

  • The court allowed the attorney to reprosecute her client for the related offense based on the new testimonies.

Synonyms

to retry
vsto reprosecute
  • Specialized
18 5.4

Hear a case again in court after the first trial ends without a decision

brings a new criminal charge instead of only rehearing the same trial
to relitigate
vsto reprosecute
  • Formal
1 8.0

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

brings a new prosecution for the same or related wrongdoing instead of rearguing decisions

Antonyms

to dismiss
  • Formal
192 4.1

To end a legal case so the court does not consider it

to acquit
28 7.4

To say in court that someone is not guilty

How Often

to retry
  • Specialized
18 5.4
to reprosecute
  • Formal
8.9
to prosecute
354 6.1

Surface Forms

reprosecute infinitive
reprosecuted past
reprosecuted past participle
reprosecuting present participle
reprosecutes third person singular

Morphology

reprosecute = prosecute (transparent) = re + prosecute

The meaning is a straightforward repetition of the action 'prosecute' expressed by the productive prefix 're-'.

Etymology

Reprosecute comes from re- meaning 'again' and prosecute meaning 'to pursue' or 'to follow' a legal case. So to reprosecute is to bring legal action against someone again for the same or a related offense.