refile
Americanverb (used with object)
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The company plans to refile its application for its gene therapy for a fatal brain disease after the FDA dropped demands to give a placebo to some study subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
He dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning prosecutors cannot refile the charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
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
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
In September 2024, a judge in the Central District of California rejected the former sheriff’s $25-million federal lawsuit over the allegations, then did so again in May after Villanueva refiled the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 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
Thare iz seldum enny taint ov originality in him, and the quips and the quirks he deals in are old saws reset and refiled, and bad enuff done at that.
From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Shaw, Henry W.
You can bring that up in an appeal, refiling, or a motion.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2025
Prosecutors have taken steps toward refiling charges against Alec Baldwin in the deadly accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
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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