When the court hears a case "de novo," what is it doing?
Answer Adjudicating a previously tried case as if it were the first time
Latin for "anew," de novo (day-noh-voh) is used to describe a court that is deciding a case without regard to a lower court's findings — most commonly, a case being heard on appeal.
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