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rehearing n. conducting a hearing again based on the motion of one of the parties to a lawsuit, petition or criminal prosecution, usually by the court or agency which originally heard the matter. Rehearings are usually requested due to newly-discovered evidence, an unfortunate and possibly unintended result of the original order, a change of circumstance or a simple claim that the judge or agency was just wrong. rehearing noun new hearing, reassessment, reinquiry, retrial See also: appeal REHEARING. A second consideration which the court gives to a cause, on a
second argument.
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Wal-Mart said it would ask the court to rehear the case with the same three-judge panel or with 15 judges, a move likely to idle the case for months. Instead, a panel indicated it will rehear the case, with oral arguments set for April 23. A state appellate court didn't, though, ruling in December that doctors could argue in some circumstances that their "religious beliefs" prevent them from providing treatment; the court has, however, agreed to rehear the case and review new legal briefings. |
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