Definition of retrial
: a second trial, experiment, or test; specifically : a second judicial trial
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Examples of retrial in a sentence
His case is coming up for retrial.
1779
First Known Use of retrial
1779
RETRIAL Defined for English Language Learners
retrial
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noun
re·tri·al
\(ˌ)rē-ˈtrī(-ə)l\
Definition of retrial for English Language Learners
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: a second trial in a court of law in order to make a new judgment on a case that has been judged before
Law Dictionary
retrial
play
noun
re·tri·al
\ˌrē-ˈtrī-əl, ˈrē-ˌtrī-\
Legal Definition of retrial
: a trial of a matter already tried
Additional Notes on retrial
A retrial is barred by double jeopardy following a mistrial for which there was no manifest necessity.
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