to re-examine

6.1

To ask a witness more questions after the other side finishes questioning them

verb
/ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn/

Specialized

: reinterrogar

During the trial, the judge allowed the attorney to re-examine the witness.

Examples

The attorney decided to re-examine the witness to clarify her previous statement.
The court granted permission for the prosecution to re-examine the key witness.
After cross-examination, the defense lawyer was permitted to re-examine his client.
The lawyer decided to re-examine the witness.
The attorney decided to re-examine the witness to clarify her previous statement.
The court granted permission for the prosecution to re-examine the key witness.
After cross-examination, the defense lawyer was permitted to re-examine his client.

Synonyms

to reexamine

vsto re-examine

19 3.7

To look at something again to make a new decision

is a legal procedure of questioning a witness after cross-examination

How Thorough

to grill

Informal

59 4.9

to probe

Literature

35 5.1

to re-examine

Specialized

6.1

to follow up

197 3.6

to ask

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

re-examine infinitive

re-examined past

re-examined past participle

re-examining present participle

re-examines third person singular

Morphology

re-examine = examine (semi-transparent) = re + examine

The meaning is largely 'examine again', but this legal sense adds a specific procedural context that is not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Re-examine begins with re- meaning 'again' and uses examine, which means 'to look at or question closely' and appears in the word exam. So, in law re-examine means to question a witness again after cross-examination to make things clearer.