refile

verb

re·​file (ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l How to pronounce refile (audio)
refiled; refiling

transitive verb

: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents

Examples of refile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The law required Boyd to refile his March sunshine report and pay a fine up to $250. Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024 Charges were refiled this week against Gregory Guilfoyle, the Brookville, Indiana man accused of shooting his wife in head, running off with their daughter and then shooting a sheriff's deputy. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024 With this guidance, Schools Over Stadiums plans to refile our petition next year and win in 2026. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 Boylan was originally charged in December 2020 with 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter, but after the defense objected, prosecutors refiled an indictment on the single count covering all the deaths. Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 May 2024 Though he was acquitted in July 2019 and avoided a life sentence, the Los Angeles district attorney refiled charges one month later for criminal gang conspiracy and the shooting of a motor vehicle, arguing that his crew, known as the Stinc Team, was a gang, according to reports. Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 Prosecutors, however, then refiled the case last week without any special circumstances included. Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024 The plaintiff refiled a class-action complaint the same day. Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024 Silverman and the authors refiled their complaint last month. Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1792, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of refile was circa 1792

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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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