relitigated
Reopened in court
Relitigated means argued or contested again, especially in a legal or quasi-legal context.
Courts may refuse to relitigate matters already decided.
The term extends beyond courtrooms to any dispute being rehashed: We've relitigated this family argument for decades.
The committee relitigated the decision at every meeting.
Made another attempt
- reopenedMade accessible again
- remandedReturned to custody
- overturnedTurned upside down
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
vacated · reconsidered · reexamined · reheard · appealed · certiorari · reassessed · reviewed
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
testimony · adjudication · courtroom · docket · judgment · ruling · pleadings · motion
Reused without fresh thought
- rearguedLitigated a second time
- revisitedWent back to
- reconsideredThought about once more
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
contested · questioned · reexamined · scrutinized · reassessed · re-evaluated · debated · argued
Argued over, unresolved
- controversialCausing public dispute
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- heatedWarmed or passionate
acrimonious · contested · unresolved · persistent · recurring · prolonged · bitter · fractious
retried
Made another attempt
- reopenedMade accessible again
- remandedReturned to custody
- overturnedTurned upside down
reversed · vacated · reconsidered · reexamined · reheard · appealed · certiorari · reassessed · reviewed · revisited
trial
Judicial examination of claims
defendant · testimony · adjudication · courtroom · docket · judgment · ruling · pleadings · motion · brief
rehashed
Reused without fresh thought
- rearguedLitigated a second time
- revisitedWent back to
- reconsideredThought about once more
disputed · contested · questioned · reexamined · scrutinized · reassessed · re-evaluated · debated · argued · hashed out
disputed
Argued over, unresolved
- controversialCausing public dispute
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
heated · acrimonious · contested · unresolved · persistent · recurring · prolonged · bitter · fractious · antagonistic
relitigatedsettled
No longer in question
resolved · finalized · concluded · final judgment · adjudicated