reexamination
noun
re·ex·am·i·na·tion
(ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən 
variants
or re-examination
plural reexaminations or re-examinations
1
: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint
… force a critical reexamination of the premises and standards of existing scholarly work.—
Joan W. Scott
Joan W. Scott2
law
a
: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination
b
: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art
In another type of proceedings, called reexamination, the challenger can trigger rejection of the patent by producing new evidence of prior art—new evidence that the invention was "not novel or was obvious."—Erik Larson
Erik LarsonExamples of reexamination in a Sentence
the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented
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At this point, either the resentencing hearing or the reexamination could become moot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Such reexaminations have drawn scorn in recent years amid ongoing culture wars.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
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The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Such reexaminations have drawn scorn in recent years amid ongoing culture wars.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Weighing a potential clemency for the brothers from their 1996 sentence of life without parole, Newsom in late February ordered the assessment as part of an overall reexamination of the case.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
The outcome of that reexamination seems preordained.
—Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reexamination
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“Reexamination.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reexamination. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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