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rehearing

rehearing

2 7.4
A new court meeting that looks at a case again after a decision has been made
  • noun
  • /ˌriːˈhɪrɪŋ/
  • Formal
translation icon : revisión
  • The court decided to schedule a rehearing to reconsider the case after receiving new evidence.
  • petition for rehearing
  • rehearing request
  • court rehearing

Examples

  • IMS Health and SDI's request for a rehearing was denied in January.

    Blog text (19)

  • After this oversight came to light, Louisiana and the U.S. Solicitor General requested rehearing, arguing that the "national consensus" that the Court had relied on did not in fact exist.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The matter was presented most directly in the Kennedy rehearing decision.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The Court granted a request on Lunan's behalf for a rehearing, but it was never held, and the case was allowed to die.

    Academic text (1996)

  • With the stakes high, the court divided, and the option of a full-court rehearing still open, Sweet Home may not be closed yet.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Indeed, two Justices voted to deny rehearing for precisely that reason.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The Department of Justice petitioned for a rehearing en banc.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The landfill operator recently filed a petition for rehearing with the Rhode Island Supreme Court.

    Academic text (1996)

  • On rehearing, the full court of appeals affirmed the trial court's decision that the statute was unconstitutional.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Judge Smith denied Dow's petition for naturalization in this rehearing, which the Syrian American Associations had so vigorously supported.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

retrial
vsrehearing
  • Formal
19 5.7

A new court hearing of a case in the same court after the first was unfair

is a court session that reconsiders the decision without holding a full new trial
reconsideration
vsrehearing
9 3.9

To think again about a decision to maybe change it

is a court-level session where officials listen again rather than private thought
reexamination
vsrehearing
1 3.9

A second check of something to find mistakes or missing details

involves the court listening again rather than merely reviewing documents
revisitation
vsrehearing
7.7

A formal review of a decision or case, often in law

involves the court listening again to reconsider the earlier outcome
reargument
vsrehearing
  • Jargon
8.1

A new presentation of arguments in a court case to clarify or change a decision

focuses on a full court session reconsidering the whole matter not only arguments

Antonyms

final decision
  • Formal
55 3.3

A court judgment that ends a case and must be followed

How Formal

appeal
  • Formal
365 6.1
rehearing
  • Formal
2 7.4
review
490 3.0

Surface Forms

rehearing singular
rehearings plural

Morphology

rehearing = rehear (semi-transparent) = re + hear + ing

This is a standard nominalizing use of '-ing' added to the verb 'rehear' to mean the act or instance of rehearing.

Etymology

Rehearing breaks into re- meaning 'again' and hear meaning 'to listen'. So, a rehearing is when a court or group 'listens again' to a case, often because of new evidence or a question about the first decision.