reexamination

[ree-ig-zam-in]

Reexamination www.ask.com/Reexamination Search for Reexamination Q&A Reexamination

verb (used with object), re·ex·am·ined, re·ex·am·in·ing.

to examine again.

Law. to examine (a witness) again after having questioned him or her previously.

Also, re-ex·am·ine.

Origin:
1585–95; re- + examine

Related forms

re·ex·am·in·a·ble, adjective

re·ex·am·i·na·tion, noun

re·ex·am·in·er, noun

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Reexamination is always a great word to know.

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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

WordNet

reexamination
noun
1.	(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination [syn: redirect examination]
2.	a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment [syn: follow-up]

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