rehearing

noun

re·​hear·​ing (ˌ)rē-ˈhir-iŋ 

: a second or new hearing by the same tribunal

Examples of rehearing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Undeterred, the trio of environmental organizations filed for a rehearing earlier this week, insisting the appeals court made the wrong call. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

In their request for a rehearing, the nonprofits said their members and communities were unfairly being forced to pay to keep a costly and unreliable plant operating and that the department didn't even comply with the law requiring it to show why this was the best alternative. —Matthew Daly, Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026

Early last year, Holmes had tried to petition for a rehearing for her trial, though that was unanimously denied. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026

The increase in assessment of $2,560,000 on the tax valuation of the Memphis Power and Light Company and the Memphis Street Railway Company will be defended at Nashville today by Mayor Paine, when the state equalization board gives the local utilities a rehearing. —From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 27 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rehearing

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• veneering
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing
• earing

Legal Definition

rehearing

noun

re·​hear·​ing

ˌrē-ˈhir-iŋ

: a reconsideration of a cause (as an appeal) after final decision or dismissal usually by the same tribunal that is usually granted due to some error in the original hearing and that may encompass new matters (as evidence or issues)