re-examine

British

/ ˌriːɪɡˈzæmɪn /

verb

to examine again
law to examine (one's own witness) again upon matters arising out of his cross-examination

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Other Word Forms

re-examinable adjective
re-examination noun
re-examiner noun

Example Sentences

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A special prosecutor is re-examining the Spivey investigation and has impaneled a grand jury to assess the allegations of police misconduct on behalf of Boyd and Williams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prosecutors in Paris on Saturday said they would re-examine the case of Brunel and set up a special team to analyze evidence that could implicate French nationals in the Epstein case.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the institutional front, it is time to re-examine the Department of Homeland Security, which was created in the wake of 9/11 to fight terrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be."

From BBC

"We live in a new era in geopolitics, and it's going to require all of us to sort of re-examine what that looks like and what our role is going to be".

From BBC

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