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Definition of Re-examine
1. Verb. Question after cross-examination by opposing counsel. "Re-examine one's witness"
Definition of Re-examine
1. Verb. To examine again. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Re-examine
Literary usage of Re-examine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1821)
"... be directed to instruct the counsel against the bill, that if at any time they
should be desirous to re-examine a witness already cross-examined, ..."
2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1918)
"... and it is the general rule that another court cannot, by means of the writ of
habeas corpus, look beyond the judgment and re-examine the charges and ..."
3. The Antiquary (1880)
"... and that it is now possible for a scholar to ' ' re-examine his opinions, and
discover reasons for doubting if he cannot find facts to authenticate. ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1847)
"... and open it, And for their private satisfaction, To re-examine the transaction,
And after explicate the rest, AB they should find cause for the belt. ..."
5. The Doctrine of Sacred Scripture: A Critical, Historical, and Dogmatic by George Trumbull Ladd (1883)
"... answers to such questions as the following: How far, and with what purpose,
may we perpetually re-examine the facts and doctrines of this religion? ..."
6. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1896)
"... and upon suppressing a deposition on account of a defective certificate, leave
may be given to issue a new commission and re-examine the witness.1 12. ..."
7. The Journal of Sacred Literature by John Kitto, Henry Burgess, Benjamin Harris Cowper (1848)
"And shall we not honour the man, re-examine his writings, and invite the reader
to take a pleasing ramble into his wilderness of fact and fancy ? ..."
8. The Sun: Ruler, Fire, Light, and Life of the Planetary System by Richard Anthony Proctor (1871)
"Thus astronomers were led to re-examine the observations of the transit of 1769
in order to see whether they could be so interpreted as to ..."
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