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

Just weeks earlier, Jorgensen scored a big victory on the restaurants’ behalf when a federal appeals court in the Ninth Circuit shot down Berkeley’s request for a rehearing, all but ending the four-year legal battle. —Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024

The Office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, which is representing Fisher, appealed that ruling for a rehearing before the Court of Appeal’s full panel. —Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024

The Protect Our Communities Foundation, the Environmental Working Group and the Center for Biological Diversity last year requested the CPUC grant a rehearing of the decision but the commission turned them down. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024

Getty Images | Alex Wong In 2017, the DC Circuit appeals court denied the telecom industry's petition for an en banc rehearing of USTelecom v. FCC. —Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 9 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined above

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)