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to refile

to refile

6 4.3
To send a document again to an office or court after correcting it
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈfaɪl/
translation icon : volver a presentar
  • The attorney advised her to refile the complaint with the appropriate court.
  • refile a case
  • refile a suit
  • refiled lawsuit

They can forge your signature and refile as the new owner of your home.

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Examples

  • The Rev. Michael O'Donnell, pastor of Grace and father of the council member, said the church will refile a tax exemption request to the Kansas State Board of Tax Appeals, essentially appealing the appraiser's ruling.

    Blog text (15)

  • Having been trounced in federal court, Parler decided to refile their case in Washington state court.

  • Now, you can, uh, refile it in federal court, you know, take it somewhere else.

    The Rainmaker (1997)

  • What if they want us to refile?" Long Suffering Sam asked, feeling the effects of executive stress.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Before we could launch it, he refiled in federal court on that same claim.

    andrew gold | heretics.

  • Hey, just quickly, did you refile those docs yet?

    Spotlight (2015)

  • Can you hold off on refiling them?

    Spotlight (2015)

  • Meanwhile, Noffsinger says he intends to refile in state court.

    Academic text (2004)

  • TCW refiled the complaint two weeks ago, absent the charges that would have affected the fund operations.

    Blog text (6)

  • Your Honor, we are refiling our claims against White Sands Cruise Lines for negligent infliction of emotional distress.

    Joey & Rex Save the Church (2022)

Synonyms

to resubmit
vsto refile
4 3.5

To send something again after you fix it or when it failed

organize or store records again instead of sending them again

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

refile infinitive
refiled past
refiled past participle
refiling present participle
refiles third person singular

Morphology

refile = file (transparent) = re + file

This is a straightforward use of the productive prefix 're-' meaning 'again' attached to the verb 'file'.

Etymology

The verb refile is made of re- 'again' and file 'to put papers in order or into a folder'. So to refile is to put or send documents again or to move them into the right place.