verb
- to indict again, especially after a previous indictment has been dismissed or found defective
Usage: legal
Examples
- The prosecutor decided to reindict the defendant after discovering new evidence.
- The grand jury voted to reindict him on the same charges.
- Legal experts debated whether it was appropriate to reindict after the technical dismissal.
- The district attorney’s office announced plans to reindict within thirty days.
- Defense lawyers argued that the decision to reindict was politically motivated.
- The court allowed the state to reindict on modified charges.