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Term: Reargument
Definition: Reargument is when someone presents additional arguments to a court, usually an appellate court, after the initial arguments have already been heard. These new arguments may suggest that an important legal principle was overlooked. It is different from a rehearing.
Example: After the initial arguments were heard, the lawyer requested a reargument to present new evidence that could change the outcome of the case.
Reargument is the act of presenting additional arguments to a court, usually an appellate court, after initial arguments have already been heard. These additional arguments may suggest that a controlling legal principle has been overlooked. It is different from a rehearing, which is a new hearing of a case.
For example, if a party in a court case believes that the court did not consider an important legal principle in its initial decision, they may request a reargument to present additional arguments and evidence to support their position.
Reargue is the verb form of reargument.