rehearing
rehearing. A second or subsequent hearing of a case or an appeal, usu. held to consider an alleged error or omission in the court’s judgment or opinion (the appellant, dissatisfied with the appellate court’s ruling, filed a motion for rehearing). — Abbr. reh’g. Cf. REARGUMENT. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 480; Federal Civil Procedure 928; Motions 39. C.J.S. Motions and Orders §§ 39–40; Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 161–162.]