noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.

   "No evidence was offered by the Crown against Driver Trew when he stood his retrial on May 7."

2. 2
   a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors wordnet

Example

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"No evidence was offered by the Crown against Driver Trew when he stood his retrial on May 7."

Etymology

From re- + trial.

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