redocket (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌriːˈdɒk.ɪt/
Definition
To enter a case again on the docket of a court, especially after it has been removed or dismissed.
Examples
The appeals court decided to redocket the case for further review.
After the settlement, the parties agreed not to redocket the lawsuit.
Failure to file the correct paperwork meant the case could not be redocketed.
How to Use redocket
- redocket a case (collocation)
- To place a legal case back onto the court's official list of pending matters. — "The judge agreed to redocket the case after the new evidence was presented."
- redocket after (prepositional phrase)
- To place a case back on the court's list following a specific event or condition. — "They were able to redocket after the procedural error was corrected."
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