reexamination
noun
re·ex·am·i·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən 
variants
or re-examination
plural reexaminations or re-examinations
1
: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint
… force a critical reexamination of the premises and standards of existing scholarly work.—
Joan W. Scott
Joan W. Scott2
law
a
: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination
b
: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art
In another type of proceedings, called reexamination, the challenger can trigger rejection of the patent by producing new evidence of prior art—new evidence that the invention was "not novel or was obvious."—Erik Larson
Erik LarsonExamples of reexamination in a Sentence
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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The Oversight Committee has framed its inquiry as broader than a reexamination of Epstein and Maxwell.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Overlooked until now The flash event was found in a reexamination and reanalysis of past satellite lightning data, which had been overlooked until now.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Bondi and Blanche informed the president that his name, as well as those of other high-profile figures, came up in their reexamination of documents connected to the case that had not previously been made public.
—Maggie Haberman, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The conservative state Legislature, meanwhile, has repeatedly rejected bills that would have required a reexamination of their cases.
—Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Overlooked until now The flash event was found in a reexamination and reanalysis of past satellite lightning data, which had been overlooked until now.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Bondi and Blanche informed the president that his name, as well as those of other high-profile figures, came up in their reexamination of documents connected to the case that had not previously been made public.
—Maggie Haberman, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for reexamination
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamination. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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