rehear
verb
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rehearing\(ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ
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Definition of rehear
: to hear again or anew especially judicially
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The following year, Kavanaugh cited that case in a dissent from his court's refusal to rehear a challenge to the government mandate from a religious non-profit group. — Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, "Will Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh deliver the change conservatives crave?," 10 July 2018 The Site Evaluation Committee unanimously voted to deny a request by Eversource to rehear the $1.6 billion, 192-mile Northern Pass transmission line project. — BostonGlobe.com, "N.H. panel upholds denial of Northern Pass project," 25 May 2018 Last month, Guatemala’s Constitutional Court ruled that one of the country’s high impact criminal courts will rehear their case. — Rachel Schwartz, Washington Post, "Is Russia meddling in Guatemala’s anti-corruption commission? The real story might surprise you.," 9 May 2018 But as a new MLB panel prepares to rehear the case, there have been whispers around town about the possibility of the Orioles leaving Baltimore one day. — Peter Schmuck, baltimoresun.com, "Schmuck: Some are whispering about Orioles' future in Baltimore, but would they ever leave?," 23 June 2018 The opponents showed up because several groups filed a petition to demand the council rehear the case that ended with council's 6-1 approval of the plant. — Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, "Entergy power plant opponents file lawsuit challenging legality of meeting," 20 Apr. 2018 Proctor's decision was upheld by the federal appeals court in Atlanta, which last week denied the firm’s request to rehear the issue. — Jay Weaver, miamiherald, "Top Florida law firm accused of stiffing rich client and paying bribes to witnesses | Miami Herald," 11 May 2018 The fireworks came during the council meeting, however, when opponents began speaking in favor of the petition to rehear the power plant case. — Kevin Litten, NOLA.com, "Entergy power plant opponents file lawsuit challenging legality of meeting," 20 Apr. 2018 In a statement released by the PBA, Officer Piagentini's widow, Diane Piagentini, said the governor should appoint new parole board members to rehear Bell's case. — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, "Ex-radical who killed 2 NYC officers set to be paroled," 27 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rehear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rehear
transitive verb
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Legal Definition of rehear
: 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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