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To view or see again; to look back on [R.] "I shall review Sicilia." Shak.

Capable of being reviewed.

A review. [R.] Southey.

One who reviews or reëxamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books.

iness dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.

s: not, in financial language, "actuals," but only Egyptian budget estimates. Fortnightly Review.

assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review.

the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was appealed from an inferior court.

One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.

Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.

ature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.

Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes. Bacon.

A critic; a reviewer. Received with caution by the censors of the press. W. Irving.

ely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. South.

ence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer. The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's "Traveler"] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the "Dunciad." Macaulay.

critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure. About the plan of "Rasselas" little was said by the critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem to invite severe criticism. Macaulay.

or carelessly; to execute rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash off a review or sermon.

to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc. Saturday Review.

ht. Dress circle. See under Circle. -- Dress parade (Mil.), a parade in full uniform for review.

A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature. Brande & C.