restatement

noun

re·​state·​ment (ˌ)rē-ˈstāt-mənt 

1

: something that is restated

2

: the act of restating

Synonyms

• paraphrase
• rephrasing
• restating
• rewording
• translating
• translation

Examples of restatement in a Sentence

the press release provides no new details—it is merely a restatement of information we already have

Recent Examples on the Web

But his inflammatory restatement, along with his denial of the Holocaust, provided an unwelcome clarity. —Ali M. Ansari, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024

The company, which runs data centers around the world, also said an independent investigation led by its board found no accounting inconsistencies or errors that would require financial restatements. —Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 May 2024

This, however, is just a restatement of the observation that the same set of historical episodes might, with equal plausibility, be described from one point of view as continuous and from another as a break. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

The life story of the individual is a restatement of the life story of the group. —John Byron Kuhner, National Review, 3 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

restatement

noun

re·​state·​ment -mənt 

1

: something that is restated

2

: the act of restating

Legal Definition

Restatement

noun

Re·​state·​ment

ˌrē-ˈstāt-mənt

: any of several volumes produced by the American Law Institute and authored by legal scholars and experts that set forth statements of major areas of law (as contracts, torts, trusts, and property) and are widely referred to in jurisprudence but are not binding