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re·hear·ing /ˌrē-'hir-iŋ/ n: a reconsideration of a cause (as an appeal) after final decision or dismissal usu. by the same tribunal that is usu. granted due to some error in the original hearing and that may encompass new matters (as evidence or issues)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.A second hearing of a matter that the court has already considered; a retrial or reconsideration by the court in which a matter was originally heard.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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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.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. A second hearing or retrial before the same court that already ruled to reconsider the issue on the grounds that there was an error or omission during the first time around. The pleadings and evidence already introduced in the first trial will remain in evidence.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Another hearing of a civil or criminal case by the same court in which the case was originally heard.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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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.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.