petition for rehearing
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Definitions from Case Law
From 284 U.S. 248 - Atchison Ry Co v. United States · 1932Most cited · 419 citing opinions
Ordinarily, a petition for rehearing is for the purpose of directing attention to matters said to have been overlooked or mistakenly conceived in the original decision, and thus invites a reconsideration upon the record upon which that decision rested.