refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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Gayles had in April dismissed an earlier version of the lawsuit but allowed Trump to refile the case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
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
He dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
You can refile the patent application and add this information about the moisture content.
From The Professional Approach by John Schoenherr
The legal documents show that Pisciotta requested her case be dismissed with prejudice, meaning her complaint cannot be refiled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Days later, a federal judge struck the lawsuit, though it was soon amended and refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The judge dismissed the cases without prejudice, which means they can be refiled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025
They wrote that Lively had refused their "reasonable request that the withdrawal of such claims be with prejudice" opening up the possibility they could be refiled.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
District Judge Dolly M. Gee dismissed the criminal indictment with prejudice, barring the government from refiling the same charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 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
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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