LEGAL WORD
Review
Legal term · Civil procedure
Review
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Civil procedure
1 What it means
A request to the same court to reconsider its own judgment because of an error apparent on the record or new evidence.
2 Use it in a sentence
The review petition was dismissed because it only reargued the case.
3 Make it stick
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