re-examination

The lawyer requested a re-examination of the witness.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of examining again: "re-examination" refers to the process of looking at something carefully a second time or more, often to reconsider or verify information.
   • Legal context: In law, "re-examination" specifically means the questioning of a witness again by the side that originally called them, after cross-examination by the opposing side, to clarify or address new points.

Usage Examples

• (The scientist looked at the data again carefully.)
• (The lawyer questioned the witness again to clarify earlier testimony.)

Advanced Usage

• "subject to re-examination": something that may be reviewed or reconsidered.

  • The policy is subject to re-examination next year. (The policy will be reviewed again in the future.)

• "re-examination of evidence": the process of reviewing physical or testimonial evidence in a legal or investigative context.

  • The judge ordered a re-examination of the evidence due to new findings. (The judge demanded a fresh look at the evidence.)

Variants and Related Words

• Re-examine (verb): to examine again.
  • The doctor will re-examine the patient tomorrow. (The doctor will check the patient once more.)
• Re-examinable (adj): capable of being examined again.
  • This test result is re-examinable if there are doubts. (The result can be reviewed again.)
• Examination (n): the act of examining; a formal test or inspection.
  • The final examination covers all topics studied. (The test at the end of the course.)

Synonyms

• Review: a formal assessment or re-evaluation.
• Reassessment: the act of assessing something again.
• Reconsideration: the process of thinking about something again, especially to change a decision.

Phrasal Verbs

• Go over again: to review or re-examine something.
  • Let's go over the report again to check for errors. (Let's re-examine the report.)

Related Idioms

• Take another look: to re-examine something.

  • We should take another look at the proposal before deciding. (We should re-examine the proposal.)

• Second glance: a brief re-examination.

  • At first, the painting seemed simple, but a second glance revealed hidden details. (A quick re-examination showed more complexity.)