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verb re·hear \ (ˌ)rē-ˈhir \

Definition of rehear

reheard play \-ˈhərd\; rehearing play \-ˈhir-iŋ\

transitive verb

:to hear again or anew especially judicially

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In December Orange County Superior Court Judge Kim Dunning ordered the commission to rehear the matter and revoked a coastal development permit the panel granted in 2015.

— bryce alderton, Daily Pilot, "Coastal Commission approves artist housing proposal in Laguna," 9 Aug. 2017
But the judges opted not to send the case for rehearing to an tribunal outside of Major League Baseball — such as an independent arbitration association — as the Orioles had hoped.

— jeff barker, baltimoresun.com, "Court sends Orioles-Nationals TV rights fee dispute back to Major League Baseball for decision," 13 July 2017
Those two immigration cases will be reheard in the fall.

— richard wolf, USA TODAY, "For Supreme Court, the term that just ended was the calm before the storm," 28 June 2017
The cases will be reheard in the 2017 term that begins in October.

— richard wolf, USA TODAY, "Supreme Court punts on cross-border shooting, two immigration cases," 26 June 2017
Fearing the brass might have doomed a San Diego SEAL’s defense against rape allegations, a military appeals court has taken the unusual step of barring all Navy and Marine Corps judges from rehearing the case.

— carl prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Did admirals illegally conspire against Navy SEAL in rape case? Court orders investigation," 20 June 2017
The seven men and five women, exhaustion painted on their faces, have repeatedly asked to rehear testimony before retiring again to the deliberation room to try to reach consensus.

— hannah rappleye, NBC News, "Bill Cosby Trial: Deadlocked Jury Deliberates for Sixth Day," 17 June 2017
The jury seemed to take an unusually painstaking approach to deliberations, asking to rehear testimony from half of the prosecution witnesses and to look anew at evidence.

— manuel roig-franzia, Washington Post, "Mistrial declared in Bill Cosby sex-assault trial," 17 June 2017
The group worked until 9 p.m. that night, and returned Friday with requests to rehear more evidence and by the end of the day still had not reached a verdict.

— hannah rappleye, NBC News, "Hung Jury: Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Ends in Mistrial," 17 June 2017

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transitive verb re·hear \ ˌrē-ˈhir \

legal Definition of rehear

reheard play \-ˈhərd\; rehearing

:to consider again or anew after decision or dismissal in the same or another forum :hold an additional hearing about

would defer to an arbitrator's decision without rehearing the matter
—M. A. Kelly

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