refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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More than a month after the parents of Adam Toledo strategically dismissed a lawsuit over the killing of their 13-year-old son, the family has refiled a new complaint against the city and the police officer who shot him, alleging wrongdoing in the boy’s death.
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
More than a month after dropping a wrongful death lawsuit that had been filed in Cook County Circuit Court against the city, the family's attorneys refiled the case in federal court on Thursday.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors then refiled their motion arguing for pretrial detention after Hudson was indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
In Georgia, a judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
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Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
More than a month after dropping a wrongful death lawsuit that had been filed in Cook County Circuit Court against the city, the family's attorneys refiled the case in federal court on Thursday.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors then refiled their motion arguing for pretrial detention after Hudson was indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
In Georgia, a judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit because it had been filed in the wrong city, prompting the government to refile elsewhere.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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