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/ˌriːˈrɛf(ə)rəns/, /ˌriːˈrɛf(ə)rn̩s/, U.S. /ˌriˈrɛf(ə)rəns/ A second or subsequent reference; spec. the action or an instance of referring a legal matter to a committee for a second or subsequent time (cf. reference n. 1a).
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1649 T. Faldo Reformation Proc. Law 20 At their approach, the tedious length, and multiplicitie of Depositions, Commissions, Petitions, References, Reports, Re-references, Circuits of Interlocutory-Motions,..shall disperse and be gon.
1686 F. Philipps Investigatio Jurium Antiquorum vi. 67 Meeting and re-referrence proved to be only an essay for a pacification.
1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 201 His Lordship set his Face also against the infinite Delays by Re-hearings, Re-references, and new Trials.
1816 W. Johnson Rep. Court of Chancery N.-Y. 1 34 The defendant gave notice of a petition for a hearing on his exceptions, which had been overruled, and a rehearing on his petition for a re-reference of the report to the same referees.
1868 Deb. & Proc. Convent. Little Rock 569 Mr. Hodges..I move a re-reference of the matter, to the Committee on Elections.
1923 Virginia Law Reg. 9 581 The committee was instructed to draft an act in accordance with the first method, and this year presented its first tentative draft which was discussed section by section before re-reference for presentation next year.
1999 F. Cornish Anaphora, Disc. & Understanding 244 The guidelines or prompts given for the continuation of the text..are such as to induce re-references to all three of these referents.
2004 C. Berens Power to People vii. 119 Re-reference to the Committee on Enrollment and Review.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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