refile
verb
re·file
(ˌ)rē-ˈfī(-ə)l 
refiled; refiling
: to file (something) again
refile a case in a lower court
refiling misfiled documents
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The couple was also convicted of manslaughter in 2019 in the same court for Abigail's death, but the judge ruled that the case could be refiled on new charges shortly after that verdict,.
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 June 2025
Concluding that the plaintiff had not acted in bad faith, the trial judge encouraged the plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss the complaint with prejudice to refiling.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Combs' attorneys had the suit moved from state court to federal court, and in January 2025, U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy dismissed it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The measure died at the end of 2022 and 2024, and the current Congress has yet to refile the bill.
—Andrew Schneider, NPR, 7 May 2025
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Chris Spargo, People.com, 13 June 2025
Concluding that the plaintiff had not acted in bad faith, the trial judge encouraged the plaintiff to voluntarily dismiss the complaint with prejudice to refiling.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Combs' attorneys had the suit moved from state court to federal court, and in January 2025, U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy dismissed it with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The measure died at the end of 2022 and 2024, and the current Congress has yet to refile the bill.
—Andrew Schneider, NPR, 7 May 2025
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“Refile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refile. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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