refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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In light of the agreement announced Monday, Novo said it would dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit against Hims “while reserving the right to refile in the future.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 9, 2026
In his 28-page order, Olguin dismissed the indictment with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the same charges of assault on a federal officer using a deadly or dangerous weapon and depredation of government property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
It said that Dream Exchange could potentially refile its application.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
The cases were dismissed "without prejudice", meaning the justice department could potentially refile the case at a later date.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
You can refile the patent application and add this information about the moisture content.
From The Professional Approach by Schoenherr, John
On Monday, Rana refiled the lawsuit in New York state court, with his lawyer attributing the weeklong takedown to a clerical error.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Days later, a federal judge struck the lawsuit, though it was soon amended and refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
At least one of those cases has been dismissed, and some have been refiled as misdemeanors, records show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
The initial complaint was dropped in December 2022, but refiled a month later.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
Lieutenant Metscher and I had sorted out all of the pre-1951 files, refiled them, studied them, and outlined the future course of the new Project Grudge.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.
You can bring that up in an appeal, refiling, or a motion.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
Last month they amended their complaint, refiling it in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025
However, the City of Houston has now indicated they plan on refiling the cases that were dismissed without prejudice.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
Before refiling the suit, Mr. Spofford’s lawyers told the judge, they needed the recordings and notes of Ms. Chooljian’s interviews with certain sources, including two who had spoken to her on a confidential basis.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
After speaking with Darnell, I thought about refiling his assertions before the case went up on appeal and maybe, just maybe, we could persuade local officials to retreat from the case against Walter.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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