Definition of re-examination in English:
re-examination
noun ˌriːɪɡˌzamɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌriəɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun1The action of examining something again or further.
a country with a past that requires re-examination
count noun the department had undertaken a re-examination of its role
Example sentencesExamples
- The Asian financial crisis has brought about a re-examination of some of the issues discussed above.
- A compelling influence on me has been the feminist movement and the reexamination of men's roles in relationship to women.
- The case has been reopened for re-examination.
- Ballet was in crisis, she said, and it was time for a fundamental re-examination.
- The Arabic component of our Mexican culture also merits re-examination.
- There is enough in this book to make one hope for a similar re-examination of Irish social history.
- It is a re-examination of data gathered in 2000.
- Both could be described as historical novels, and are oriented towards a re-examination of Filipino history and culture.
- This conflict is a catalyst, leading to the re-examination of the relationships between these six people.
- One option is to do a more radical re-examination of the whole idea of a literary canon.
- 1.1Law The process of questioning one's own witness again, after cross-examination by the opposing counsel.
advocates questioned the manner in which the re-examination of witnesses has been conducted
Example sentencesExamples
- The only question for this court is whether the judge's interruptions in the re-examination show bias against the defendant.
- On re-examination, the witness was asked about the appellant's reference to there being "steps" at the scene of the crime.
- The judge then informed prosecuting counsel that, in the interests of fairness, she would have to forego re-examination.
- Normally, the evidence given by a witness on a particular topic should be completed with the re-examination of that witness.
- Difficulties have arisen from the practice of referring witnesses to particular inquiry documents during re-examination.
- She even laughed in the witness box under re-examination from the prosecutor.
- Her barrister was specifically allowed to prompt the witness in reexamination.
- After re-examination, no further cross-examination is permitted except where new matters have been introduced in re-examination.
- In re-examination the defendant's counsel explored this with the witness.
- Advocates have questioned the manner in which the re-examination of witnesses has been conducted at the inquiry.
Definition of re-examination in US English:
re-examination
nounˌriəɡˌzæməˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌrēəɡˌzaməˈnāSH(ə)n
1The action of examining something again or further.
a country with a past that requires re-examination
count noun the department had undertaken a re-examination of its role
Example sentencesExamples
- This conflict is a catalyst, leading to the re-examination of the relationships between these six people.
- There is enough in this book to make one hope for a similar re-examination of Irish social history.
- The Arabic component of our Mexican culture also merits re-examination.
- The Asian financial crisis has brought about a re-examination of some of the issues discussed above.
- A compelling influence on me has been the feminist movement and the reexamination of men's roles in relationship to women.
- It is a re-examination of data gathered in 2000.
- Both could be described as historical novels, and are oriented towards a re-examination of Filipino history and culture.
- Ballet was in crisis, she said, and it was time for a fundamental re-examination.
- One option is to do a more radical re-examination of the whole idea of a literary canon.
- The case has been reopened for re-examination.
- 1.1Law The process of questioning one's own witness again, after cross-examination by the opposing counsel.
advocates questioned the manner in which the re-examination of witnesses has been conducted
Example sentencesExamples
- The only question for this court is whether the judge's interruptions in the re-examination show bias against the defendant.
- After re-examination, no further cross-examination is permitted except where new matters have been introduced in re-examination.
- She even laughed in the witness box under re-examination from the prosecutor.
- The judge then informed prosecuting counsel that, in the interests of fairness, she would have to forego re-examination.
- Advocates have questioned the manner in which the re-examination of witnesses has been conducted at the inquiry.
- Normally, the evidence given by a witness on a particular topic should be completed with the re-examination of that witness.
- Difficulties have arisen from the practice of referring witnesses to particular inquiry documents during re-examination.
- On re-examination, the witness was asked about the appellant's reference to there being "steps" at the scene of the crime.
- Her barrister was specifically allowed to prompt the witness in reexamination.
- In re-examination the defendant's counsel explored this with the witness.