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

Read claims her retrial would violate double jeopardy after several jurors from her first trial said she was acquitted of two of the three counts. —Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2025

This week, more than 1,000 people have been called to be potentially considered to serve on the jury of the retrial. —Jessica Trufant, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

Day two of the Karen Read murder retrial ended with five more jurors added to the final pool, bringing the total to seven. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

New evidence led to his release in 2014 pending a retrial, which acquitted him last year. —Chris Lau and Yumi Asada, CNN, 25 Mar. 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.