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Definition
Second or new hearing of a case that has already been decided by a lower or different court. Rehearing is ordered in situations where new significant evidence surfaces, or a where significant flaw in the previous judgment or trial procedure is discovered. Also called retrial.
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rehearing is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
rehearing appears in the definition of the following term: appeal
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