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reargument

reargument noun: the arguing of a legal case again.

Noun

reargument (countable and uncountable, plural rearguments)

  1. The arguing of a legal case again.
    • Voeller asserted that the National Gay Task Force, which initiated the Virginia case, planned to take the case back to the Supreme Court for re-argument.1976 April 10, Neil Miller, “U.S. Supreme Court Upholds State Sodomy Laws”, in Gay Community News, page 6
    • They could set the entire appeal down for reargument, with or without a substitute justice.2008 January 19, Adam Liptak, “West Virginia Judge Steps Out of Case Involving a Travel Companion”, in New York Times

Forms of reargument

pluralrearguments

Origin of reargument

From re- + argument.

Questions about reargument

What does reargument mean?
Reargument means the arguing of a legal case again.
What part of speech is reargument?
Reargument is a noun.
What is the plural of reargument?
The plural of reargument is rearguments.

Words near reargument in the dictionary

  1. rearguards
  2. reargue
  3. reargued
  4. reargues
  5. rearguing
  6. reargument
  7. rearguments
  8. rearhorse
  9. rearhorses
  10. Rearick
  11. Rearicks

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