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reopen

reopen. (Of a court) to review (an otherwise final and nonappealable judgment) for the purpose of possibly granting or modifying relief. • A court will reopen a judgment or case only in highly unusual circumstances. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 60.

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resettlement

resettlement, n. 1. The settlement of one or more persons in a new or former place. 2. The reopening of an order or decree for the purpose of correcting a mistake or adding something omitted. [Cases: Motions 49. C.J.S. Motions and Orders §§ 56, 58.] — resettle, vb.

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supplicatio

supplicatio (s[schwa]p-li-kay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. 1. A petition to the emperor requesting him to decide a case, not already before a court, in first instance or, sometimes, to reopen a case in which no appeal is normally allowed. “Another mode was supplicatio, petition to the Emperor by a private person, not allowed when the

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vested rights doctrine

vested-rights doctrine. Constitutional law. The rule that the legislature cannot take away a right that has been vested by a court’s judgment; specif., the principle that it is beyond the province of Congress to reopen a final judgment issued by an Article III court. — Also termed doctrine of vested rights. [Cases: Constitutional Law 110.]

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substantial new question of patentability

substantial new question of patentability. Patents. The statutory threshold required for the Commissioner for Patents to order that a patent’s validity be reexamined. • The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is not authorized to reopen an examination based solely on prior art and issues that came up during the original examination. 35 USCA §§ 303–304.

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