What does rejudged mean?
Rejudged is the past tense and past participle of rejudge, meaning to judge or evaluate something a second time. The expression is especially common in legal writing, where a court, tribunal, or other authority may reconsider a verdict, judgment, or decision after an appeal or the discovery of new evidence. In broader use, it can describe revisiting any important assessment when circumstances have changed or an earlier conclusion appears mistaken. Unlike simply reviewing a decision, rejudging implies that the matter is being judged again, potentially with the result of changing the original outcome. The word is formal and conveys procedural reconsideration rather than routine inspection. Its prefix re- clearly marks repetition, while the underlying word judge conveys a formal decision based on evidence, argument, or established criteria.
verbTo judge or assess something again, especially after new information or a formal appeal has made reconsideration necessary. It can also mean to reconsider a previous decision.
- To judge or assess something again.
- To reconsider a previous decision or verdict.
"The court agreed to rejudge the case after receiving significant new evidence."
"The appellate court rejudged the dispute using a new interpretation of the contract."
"After discovering that the original evidence had been overlooked, the committee rejudged the application."
A rejudged case shows that even a final decision can deserve another careful look when the evidence changes.
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Where does rejudged come from?
The word combines the prefix re-, meaning “again,” with judge. The base verb judge comes through Old French juge from the Latin iudicare, meaning “to pronounce judgment” or “declare a decision.” The Latin root was also the source of judicial, judicious, and other English words associated with judgment and decision-making. The prefixed form rejudge has been used in legal and general contexts to mean judging again.
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How rejudged is actually used
The word is formal and relatively uncommon. It is especially associated with legal contexts, though it can be used generally when a decision or assessment is reconsidered.
Easily confused with rejudged
“Rejudged” is the past tense and past participle of “rejudge,” while “rejudge” is the base form used after modal verbs or in other non-past contexts.