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

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 appeals court said the judges who ruled against Habba did not request a rehearing, and that a majority of the full court voted against taking the case en banc. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 Jan. 2026

Shelby and Story county supervisors voted in August to take the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court after their requests for a rehearing at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in Omaha were denied. —Cami Koons, Des Moines Register, 14 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)