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单词 reexaminations
释义

reexamination

noun

re·​ex·​am·​i·​na·​tion (ˌ)rē-ig-ˌza-mə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce reexamination (audio)
variants or re-examination
plural reexaminations or re-examinations
1
: the act or process of examining something again especially from a different viewpoint
… force a critical reexamination of the premises and standards of existing scholarly work. Joan W. Scott
2
law
a
: the act or process of examining a witness in a court of law after the witness has been cross-examined : redirect examination
b
: the review by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of the validity of a patent being questioned on the basis of prior art
In another type of proceedings, called reexamination, the challenger can trigger rejection of the patent by producing new evidence of prior art—new evidence that the invention was "not novel or was obvious." Erik Larson

Synonyms

  • reappraisal
  • reconsideration
  • retrospect
  • retrospection
  • review
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Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

reexaminations

noun

variants or re-examinations
plural of reexamination
as in reconsiderations
a usually critical look at a past event the safety board's reexamination of the accident to see if it could have been prevented

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • reconsiderations
  • reappraisals
  • reviews
  • retrospections
  • retrospects
  • recapitulations
  • recaps
  • rehashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • previews
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