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re-examination

noun

Etymology

From re- + examination.

  1. derived from exāminātiō
  2. derived from examinacion
  3. inherited from examinacioun
  4. prefixed as re-examination — “re + examination”

Definitions

  1. A second or subsequent examination.

    • Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.
    • Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock told 198 patients to return for re-examination last month after the NHS said they had not received the full range of checks.

  2. Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.

  3. In United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the…

    In United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the examiner to determine if it remains valid in light of newly discovered prior art.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA