re-examination

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re-examination

noun re-examinations · reexamination · reëxamination

countable, uncountable A second or subsequent examination. Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.
countable, uncountable Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.
US, countable, uncountable 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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noun a second or subsequent examination

Italiano	riesame
Ελληνικά	επανεξέταση epanexétasi

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@misc{re_examination_2026,
  title = {re-examination},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/re-examination},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}