noun
- plural of rehearing; additional hearings of a case or matter that has already been heard
Usage: legal
Examples
- The court granted rehearings for three cases this month.
- Both parties requested rehearings after the initial verdict.
- The judge scheduled rehearings to review new evidence.
- Appeals courts sometimes order rehearings when errors are found.
- The attorney filed motions for rehearings in multiple cases.
- Rehearings allow courts to reconsider their previous decisions.