Definition of "rehear" [re•hear]

• To hear again. (verb-transitive)
• Law To give a new hearing to (a case) by the same court. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "In October, a federal district judge vacated the jury's monetary award and agreed to rehear the case."
• "But in late February, the tribunal agreed to rehear the state's case against Mr. Gaied."
• "At the state's urging, a New York tax appeals tribunal has agreed to rehear a case involving a New Jersey resident who worked in Staten Island, bought a Staten Island home for his parents and stayed there occasionally."