retrial

noun

re·​tri·​al (ˌ)rē-ˈtrī(-ə)l 

: a second trial, experiment, or test

specifically : a second judicial trial

Examples of retrial in a Sentence

His case is coming up for retrial.

Recent Examples on the Web

One of the co-defendants, Sender Emanuel Godoy-Lemus, will head to a retrial on May 26, 2026, after the jury hung in his initial case. —Jessica James, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2025

Picquart reopens the investigation and pushes for a retrial, butting heads with his superiors and with a disloyal, antisemitic subordinate (Grégory Gadebois)—ultimately derailing his military career in the pursuit of justice. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2025

While Palmer’s lawyers managed to get him a retrial, a second jury in April 1885 reached the same verdict as the first. —Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

In a stunning decision, the jury in her retrial voted unanimously to only convict Read of drunken driving sparing her any jail time. —Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retrial

• denial
• mistrial
• posttrial
• pretrial
• dial
• rial
• thiol
• trial
• vial
• sensorial
• supervisorial

Kids Definition

retrial

noun

re·​tri·​al (ˈ)rē-ˈtrī(-ə)l 

: a second trial, experiment, or test

Legal Definition

retrial

noun

re·​tri·​al ˌrē-ˈtrī-əl, ˈrē-ˌtrī- 

: a trial of a matter already tried

Note: A retrial is barred by double jeopardy following a mistrial for which there was no manifest necessity.