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de no·vo /dē-'nō-vō, dā-/ adv or adj [Medieval Latin, literally, from (the) new]: over again: as if for the first time: asa: allowing independent appellate determination of issues (as of fact or law)a de novo review◇ A de novo review is an in-depth review. Decisions of federal administrative agencies are generally subject to de novo review in the U.S. District Courts, and some lower state court decisions are subject to de novo review at the next level.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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afresh, again, anew, another time, encore, freshly, from the beginning, new, newly, once more, over, over again, revived, second time
associated concepts: de novo proceeding, hearing de novo, trial de novo
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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adj.(Latin) Anew; starting again at the beginning; doing something a second time as if the first time had not occurred.adv.de novo
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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'of new'.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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(day-noh-voh) Latin for "anew," meaning to do something over again as if for the first time. (See: trial de novo)Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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Looking afresh at the merits of a case.
Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
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(Latin: Anew.)A second time; afresh. A trial or a hearing that is ordered by an appellate court that has reviewed the record of a hearing in a lower court and sent the matter back to the original court for a new trial, as if it had not been previously heard nor decided.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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[Latin, Anew.] A second time; afresh. A trial or a hearing that is ordered by an appellate court that has reviewed the record of a hearing in a lower court and sent the matter back to the original court for a new trial, as if it had not been previously heard nor decided.II Anew.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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adj.Latin for "anew," which means starting over, as in a trial de novo. For example, a decision in a small claims case may be appealed to a local trial court, which may try the case again, de novo.See also: trial de novo
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
