v. To give new direction to, change the direction of.
v. To instruct to go, inquire ... elsewhere
v. To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
n. A redirection.
n. An examination of a witness, following cross-examination, by the party that conducted the direct examination.
n. A substitution of an address or identifier for another one
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling him, after the cross-examination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To direct again or anew: as, the parcel was sent to Boston and there redirected to Cambridge.
Direct a second time: used only in the legal phrase redirect examination (which see, under examination, 2).
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v. channel into a new direction
Word Usage
"ANNE BREMNER, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTY: Well, Tom Sneddon, on what they call redirect examination in a courtroom, I think came up with a good explanation for why the complainant, the accuser, didn't tell the dean at his school about the molestation."