refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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If a mistrial is formally declared on Friday, the prosecution could either refile and restart with a new jury or negotiate a plea agreement.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Herrera’s campaign said he plans to refile an amended financial disclosure.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Although the administration could refile its complaint, L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
What’s Next: With Monday’s agreement, Novo said it would dismiss the patent infringement lawsuit against Hims, but reserve the right to refile in the future.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
You can refile the patent application and add this information about the moisture content.
From The Professional Approach by John Schoenherr
At the request of O’Malley’s attorney, Robert Vannah, the case was dismissed with prejudice in July, meaning claims tied to this incident cannot be refiled in civil court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
In February 2024, the woman dropped her lawsuit against the musicians, filing to dismiss it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The judge dismissed the cases without prejudice, which means they can be refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
As he filed and tested and refiled, with infinite care and patience, his preoccupied mind ranged vaguely along the channel of thought which the events of the last half-hour had opened up before him.
From Phantom Wires A Novel by Arthur William Brown
They questioned results drawn from a comparison with a historical database rather than a placebo group and pushed uniQure toward a lengthy randomized trial before refiling for approval.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
You can bring that up in an appeal, refiling, or a motion.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
They returned to Flint courts and argued the charges could be easily revived with a simple refiling of documents.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
However, the City of Houston has now indicated they plan on refiling the cases that were dismissed without prejudice.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 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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