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

In a list of orders released yesterday, the court denied the broadband industry's request for a rehearing without comment. —Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2025

But a panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal in July overturned that ruling, and the full appeals court later declined a request for a rehearing. —Jim Saunders, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025

In response to a request for a rehearing en banc, the court requested that the government file a response by noon on December 31, 2024. —Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

Talen has requested a rehearing, and the commission has eight other pending proceedings that similarly involve a large customer co-locating with a power plant. —Daniel Moore, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1626, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rehearing

• adhering
• appearing
• careering
• cohering
• endearing
• inhering
• prehearing
• veneering
• bioengineering
• cheering
• clearing
• earing

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)