re-examine

/'ri:ig'zæmin/

Thân thiện

The lawyer re-examines the witness on the stand.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To examine or consider something again, especially in a formal or legal context: The core meaning involves looking at or reviewing something a second or further time, often with the intent to reconsider, verify, or gain new understanding.
   • In law, to question a witness again after cross-examination: A specific legal procedure where the party who originally called the witness asks further questions, typically to clarify or address matters raised during the opposing counsel's cross-examination.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage (to review again):
  • The committee decided to re-examine the evidence before making a final decision.
  • After the initial failure, the engineers had to re-examine their design assumptions.
• Legal Usage (to question a witness again):
  • The prosecutor requested permission to re-examine the witness regarding the timeline she mentioned.
  • Following the defense's cross-examination, the plaintiff's lawyer re-examined her client to clarify the point about the contract date.

Advanced Usage

• "To re-examine one's beliefs/priorities": To thoughtfully reconsider one's fundamental ideas or what one considers important.
  • The life-changing event caused her to re-examine her core beliefs.
• In academic or scientific contexts: To critically review a theory, hypothesis, or set of data for validation or new insights.
  • The new discovery forced physicists to re-examine the standard model.

Variants and Related Words

• Re-examination (noun): The act or process of re-examining.
  • The case was sent back for a re-examination of the facts.
• Re-examined (past tense/participle).
  • The policy has been re-examined in light of recent events.

Synonyms

• Review: To assess or examine something again.
• Reconsider: To think about something again, especially with a possible change of mind.
• Reassess: To evaluate or estimate something again.
• Re-evaluate: Similar to reassess, to judge the value or importance again.

Antonyms

• Accept (without question): To receive or believe without examination.
• Overlook: To fail to notice or consider.

Notes on Usage

• The word is often hyphenated (re-examine), though the unhyphenated form (reexamine) is also common, especially in American English.
• It implies a deliberate, often careful or critical, second look. It is stronger than simply "looking again" and often suggests a formal process or a need for correction/confirmation.

Học thuật

Verb

1. question after cross-examination by opposing counsel
   • re-examine one's witness