rearguev.
/ˌriːˈɑːɡjuː/, /rɪˈɑːɡjuː/, U.S. /riˈɑrɡju/ Originally and chiefly Law.
transitive. To argue (a case, a point) for a second or further time; to debate again. Also intransitive.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > pleading > maintain by argument in court [verb (transitive)] > argue a second time
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > argue, dispute, discuss [verb (intransitive)] > again
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1705 William Sheppard & Thomas Stevens, Appellants: Respondent's Case (single sheet) The Defendants..procured an Order to re-argue part of the Expectations.
1776 J. Burrow Rep. Court King's Bench 4 2320 The Court ordered the Cause to be re-argued.
1824 Times 3 Mar. 2/6 He did not think it necessary to now re-argue the question of the sinking fund, which the honourable gentleman..thought useless.
1884 Law Times Rep. 49 584/2 The Court..desired that the point should be reargued before a full Court of Appeal.
1936 W. B. Hesseltine Hist. South xv. 411 The case was re-argued in December, when a majority of the Court agreed to dismiss the action.
1972 N.Y. Law Jrnl. 31 Oct. 15/5 The informal motion to reargue is granted.
1993 A. B. Brook Hard Way xxvi. 133 Four of my five editorials reargued the practical matters.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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