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
Examples of refile in a Sentence
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Silverman and the authors refiled their complaint last month.
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Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Hill’s accusers refiled their lawsuit, the one that was scheduled for trial next week, in Marion County court in July 2020.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
During a February hearing, lawyers for Musk asked if the suit could be refiled against the research group, but Breyer declined that request.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
But after a hundred and five House Republicans signed on to the initial filing of the brief—half the conference—Johnson refiled it the next day with twenty more names, including McCarthy’s.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Last August, lawyers for Gutierrez Reed dismissed the product liability suit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The jury in the first trial couldn't agree on a verdict, resulting in the November mistrial, but the Maricopa County Attorney's Office refiled the case.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
Second, the court is asked to do something about that violation, such as require the party to refile a shorter version or, sometimes, to instead allow the complaining party extra space as well.
—Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Attorneys for Stoffel and Wilson have not refiled the case in state court.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
Hill’s accusers refiled their lawsuit, the one that was scheduled for trial next week, in Marion County court in July 2020.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024
During a February hearing, lawyers for Musk asked if the suit could be refiled against the research group, but Breyer declined that request.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
But after a hundred and five House Republicans signed on to the initial filing of the brief—half the conference—Johnson refiled it the next day with twenty more names, including McCarthy’s.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
Last August, lawyers for Gutierrez Reed dismissed the product liability suit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
The jury in the first trial couldn't agree on a verdict, resulting in the November mistrial, but the Maricopa County Attorney's Office refiled the case.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
Second, the court is asked to do something about that violation, such as require the party to refile a shorter version or, sometimes, to instead allow the complaining party extra space as well.
—Derek H. Kiernan-Johnson, The Conversation, 1 Feb. 2024
Attorneys for Stoffel and Wilson have not refiled the case in state court.
—David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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