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.
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Skakel lobbied for a retrial on various grounds over the years but was denied until 2013, when a Connecticut judge upheld his assertion that his previous defense had been incompetent.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
The convictions were overturned in 2011, and then after they were again found guilty in a retrial, the pair were exonerated by Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Xaver's lead public defender, Jane McNeill, urged Judge Cowden to spare his life, arguing that a life sentence would bring finality to the case, avoiding a decade of appeals and the potential for a retrial if the death sentence were overturned.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Less than a month later, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and set the cases for retrial.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
The convictions were overturned in 2011, and then after they were again found guilty in a retrial, the pair were exonerated by Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Xaver's lead public defender, Jane McNeill, urged Judge Cowden to spare his life, arguing that a life sentence would bring finality to the case, avoiding a decade of appeals and the potential for a retrial if the death sentence were overturned.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Less than a month later, a judge overturned the four murder convictions and set the cases for retrial.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Retrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrial. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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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.
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