Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To hear again.
- transitive verb Law To allow a second hearing of (a case) or allow (a second argument of a motion or appeal) after a decision has been rendered, usually as a result of a request citing a perceived defect in the decision.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hear again; try a second time: as, to
rehear a cause in a law-court.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To hear again; to try a second time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
hear again
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb hear or try a court case anew
Etymologies
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Examples
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The agency is considering petitions to rehear the matter, said FERC spokesman Craig Cano .
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A The losing side can ask the 9th Circuit to rehear the case with an 11-judge panel, a process known as en banc review.
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The tribunal agreed to rehear the case at the request of the New York state tax department.
Out-of-Staters Handed Tax Setback Craig Karmin 2011
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However, in spite of this type of big spending, this September, the Supreme Court will rehear Citizens United V. FEC to determine if corporate money should have still further influence on our political system.
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– Environment (Rancho Viejo v. Norton, 2003): Parted ways with Roberts by refusing to rehear a case over federal protection for the rare arroyo toad, and sided against a California developer who challenged the Endangered Species Act. Why he may be chosen: Little controversy is noted in his personal and professional lives.
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The district court vacated the jury's monetary award in October and agreed to rehear the case.
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But in late February, the tribunal agreed to rehear the state's case against Mr. Gaied.
State Tax Probe Expands Craig Karmin 2011
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In October, a federal district judge vacated the jury's monetary award and agreed to rehear the case.
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At the state's urging, a New York tax appeals tribunal has agreed to rehear a case involving a New Jersey resident who worked in Staten Island, bought a Staten Island home for his parents and stayed there occasionally.
State Tax Probe Expands Craig Karmin 2011
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By coming back early to rehear this case, it is clear that activist judges on the Court are considering rolling back decades of established law limiting corporate spending in elections.
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