rejuger

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From re- +‎ juger.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

rejuger

  1. (law) to rejudge, retry
    • 2015 September 23, “Non-lieu requis en faveur de Christine Lagarde dans affaire de arbitrage Tapie”, in Le Monde[1]:
      La cour appel de Paris a décidé en février annuler cet arbitrage pour « fraude » et de rejuger le litige.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation[edit]

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written rejuge- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling-change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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