relitigating
Arguing again legally
Relitigating means bringing a legal case back to court that has already been decided, attempting to argue it again.
More commonly, it's used figuratively to describe rehashing old arguments, debates, or grievances that were supposedly settled: Can we stop relitigating the 2016 election?
The term often carries a note of exhaustion or criticism, suggesting the matter should be left alone.
Revisiting previously discussed material
- reopeningBeginning operations again
- rearguingDebating a point again
- revisitingGoing back again
- reconsideringEvaluating something again
reexamining · reassessing · rethinking · dredging up · hashing out · going over · belaboring · harping on
Formal review request
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- remandReturn for further proceedings
- overturnReverse or invalidate
ruling · verdict · motion · plaintiff · defendant · docket · brief · hearing
Overworking a point
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
- intransigenceRefusal to compromise
insistence · fixation · dwelling · beating a dead horse · broken record · ad nauseam · endlessly · repetition
Formal claim of unfairness
- conflictOpposition between parties
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
quarrel · feud · grudge · bygones · old wounds · score-settling · blame · recrimination
rehashing
Revisiting previously discussed material
- reopeningBeginning operations again
- rearguingDebating a point again
- revisitingGoing back again
reconsidering · reexamining · reassessing · rethinking · dredging up · hashing out · going over · belaboring · harping on · second-guessing
appeal
Formal review request
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- precedentPrior authoritative example
- remandReturn for further proceedings
overturn · ruling · verdict · motion · plaintiff · defendant · docket · brief · hearing · judiciary
belaboring
Overworking a point
- obstinacyUnyielding adherence to position
- stubbornnessRefusal to yield
- doggednessUnyielding determination to continue
intransigence · insistence · fixation · dwelling · beating a dead horse · broken record · ad nauseam · endlessly · repetition · tiresome
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- conflictOpposition between parties
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
argument · quarrel · feud · grudge · bygones · old wounds · score-settling · blame · recrimination · finger-pointing
relitigatingaccepting
Willing to receive
acquiescing · conceding · acknowledging · letting go · moving on
relitigatingmoving forward
Continuing toward a goal
looking ahead · turning the page · forgetting · moving on · letting go
relitigatingsettling
Reaching resolution or rest
resolving · finalizing · concluding · closing · putting to rest
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