reexamination

Other forms: reexaminations

Definitions of reexamination
  1. noun
    (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
    synonyms: redirect examination
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    type of:
    examination, interrogation, interrogatory
    formal systematic questioning
  2. noun
    a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment
    synonyms: follow-up, followup, review
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    type of:
    examination, scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
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