What does re-examination mean?
Re-examination means A second or subsequent examination..
Re-examination
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
A second or subsequent examination..
Definitions by Sense
- A second or subsequent examination.
- (law) Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.
- (law, US) In United States patent law, a procedure under which an issued patent is returned to the examiner to determine if it remains valid in light of newly discovered prior art.
Example Sentences
Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock told 198 patients to return for re-examination last month after the NHS said they had not received the full range of checks.
Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".
Synonyms for re-examination
Antonyms for re-examination
Related Words
Word Forms
- re-examinations
- reexamination
- reëxamination
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Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.
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