relitigate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
First, however, Kennedy pauses to relitigate the federal government’s recent nutrition policy.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
And MediaTek argues it is immune from suit because Realtek once litigated Future Link’s patent case, invoking the rule that a party cannot relitigate the same claim twice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
But ultimately, unlike Alsup, Chhabria did appear to leave an open legal pathway for the authors to relitigate their case on different grounds if they so wish.
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2025
"It is entirely unacceptable that those affected by this scandal, some of whom have had to go through the courts to clear their names, are being forced to relitigate their cases," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
In a court filing, Bauer’s attorneys claimed the woman was “dragging Mr. Bauer into further needless litigation in an improper attempt to relitigate the same issues to a different conclusion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
At the end of the show, Byrne turned to Murphy and delivered a line that has been relitigated in the Irish press over and over for the next 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
"In the meantime, there are likely past cases that need relitigated."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
The prevailing party would likely cite the doctrine of res judicata, which says that a claim that reaches judgment in one court should not be relitigated in a second.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
“And there’s a risk here that some of the efforts which had a lot of momentum coming out of Glasgow are being relitigated, if you will, in certain quarters.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2022
Also, there was a provision about tweeting, which got relitigated this year because Musk will never log off.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2019
“It can’t just be about relitigating the past. It can’t just be talking about bills we passed,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
For the sake of brevity and sanity, I'll take a pass at relitigating ye ol' "economic anxiety" debates here.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
“I don’t think we’re going to go down a rabbit hole relitigating 2020,” said MacCallum of the debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
This return to the fray isn't voluntary or even welcome from his perspective, relitigating as it does his character, his judgment, his believability.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2023
It took this step to prevent parents from kidnapping their children by absconding to a different state and relitigating a custody order against them.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2022
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
