rehear
verb
re·hear
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir 
reheard
(ˌ)rē-ˈhərd
; rehearing
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ
; rehearing
(ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ
: to hear again or anew especially judicially
Examples of rehear in a Sentence
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Groups representing defendants in the lawsuits that culminated in the Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are children have filed an application asking the court to rehear the case, according to online records from the Alabama appellate courts.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
The appeals court recently declined to rehear the case, and the Arkansas NAACP and other plaintiffs are weighing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2024
The panel said if Trump asks for a review by the entire circuit, sending the decision back to the District Court would not be postponed unless the case were accepted for rehearing.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
The group is asking the court to reconsider their ruling, though the justices could take more than six weeks before deciding whether to grant the application to rehear the case, an Alabama court source told CNN.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
An Alabama court source told CNN that the group is asking the court to reconsider their ruling, and after reading the briefs, the justices could take more than six weeks before deciding whether to grant the application to rehear the case.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Lin said there is no specific timetable for the appeals court to decide whether to rehear the case or not.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
Trump could also ask the full D.C. Circuit Court to rehear the case, but that separate request would not prevent the proceedings from being sent back to Judge Chutkan's trial court, unless the full court agreed to take up the issue.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
The groups asked the appeals court to rehear the case but the request was denied Jan. 16.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
The appeals court recently declined to rehear the case, and the Arkansas NAACP and other plaintiffs are weighing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2024
The panel said if Trump asks for a review by the entire circuit, sending the decision back to the District Court would not be postponed unless the case were accepted for rehearing.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
The group is asking the court to reconsider their ruling, though the justices could take more than six weeks before deciding whether to grant the application to rehear the case, an Alabama court source told CNN.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
An Alabama court source told CNN that the group is asking the court to reconsider their ruling, and after reading the briefs, the justices could take more than six weeks before deciding whether to grant the application to rehear the case.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
Lin said there is no specific timetable for the appeals court to decide whether to rehear the case or not.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
Trump could also ask the full D.C. Circuit Court to rehear the case, but that separate request would not prevent the proceedings from being sent back to Judge Chutkan's trial court, unless the full court agreed to take up the issue.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2024
The groups asked the appeals court to rehear the case but the request was denied Jan. 16.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1675, in the meaning defined above
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