re-examination

Noun

re-examination (countable and uncountable, plural re-examinations)

1. A second or subsequent examination.
   • Mr. Dunbar also urged re-examination of present track maintenance methods.1961 December, “Talking of Trains: Manpower economy”, in Trains Illustrated, page 712
   • 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.2007 July 22, “Women called back to clinic have breast cancer”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2014
2. Subsequent questioning of a witness after cross-examination.
3. (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.