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Refile means to file something again, typically documents or paperwork that need to be placed back into a filing system or submitted a second time.

In legal contexts, to refile a case or motion is to submit it again after withdrawal, dismissal, or correction: The plaintiff refiled the lawsuit in federal court.

The term also applies to reorganizing files that were misfiled or need recategorization.

documents

reorganize

Arrange again differently

storage · classification · sorting · indexing · cataloging · alphabetize · archive · misfiled · retrieve · paperwork

legal

resubmission

Repeated formal submission

  • lawsuitCivil court proceeding
  • courtTrial venue or sports surface
  • claimStatement of ownership or truth

appeal · motion · petition · litigation · complaint · amend · bankruptcy · charges · injunction · jurisdiction

correction

error

Fault in communication

  • rectifyTo make something right
  • fixRepair or solution
  • updateNew version or information

revise · amend · correct · redo · retrieve · locate · replace · restore · reorder · reclassify

bureaucratic

forms

Varieties or documents

procedure · deadline · processing · renewal · duplicate · copy · official · agency · resubmit · paperwork

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document disposition

refilediscard

Deliberately throw out

throw away · destroy · shred · delete · dispose of

filing action sequence

refilewithdraw

Remove or pull away

pull · retrieve · extract

legal/court procedure

refilewithdraw

Remove or pull away

dismiss · abandon · drop · discontinue · retract

Phrases
Family

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