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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
: 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 re-argue
vsto reargue
  • UK
1 6.4

Talk about something again after others have already decided it

is used mainly for repeating a case with a legal emphasis
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

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.