reargument
noun
re·ar·gu·ment
(ˌ)rē-ˈär-gyə-mənt
plural rearguments
law
: a new or repeated argument
especially
: presentation of new or additional arguments to a court on a matter of law or fact which a petitioner claims was overlooked or misunderstood by the court
Doubts aroused by the dissents led the Court to put the case down for reargument the next term. —Anthony Lewis
The Justices postponed some of the court's docket and even ordered rearguments on some cases they did hear. —Richard Lacayo
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