realign
verb
re·align
ˌrē-ə-ˈlīn 
realigned; realigning; realigns
: to align again
especially
: to reorganize or make new groupings of
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The car's wheels were realigned.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
Caleb Williams used a pre-snap check to realign the Panthers defense.
—Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
Lebanon is facing growing destabilization as Israel continues its crusade against every facet of Hezbollah’s organization embedded in Beirut and beyond.
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has requested that Israel and Hezbollah realign with the tenants of U.N. 1701.
—Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
Because of a state law passed that year realigning district attorney races to coincide with presidential election years, Price has a six-year term with four years left.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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realign
verb
re·align
ˌre-ə-ˈlīn
: to align again
especially
: to reorganize or make new groupings of
Legal Definition
realign
transitive verb
re·align
ˌrē-ə-ˈlīn
: to make new divisions or groupings of
especially
: to regroup (one or more litigants) to reflect the true arrangement of interests in a suit
Note: After examining the ultimate interests of the parties involved in a suit, the court might choose to realign the plaintiffs and defendants so that, for example, one of the defendants becomes a plaintiff.
realignment
noun
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