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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Karen Read's retrial, originally set to begin next month, has been delayed and could be rescheduled to April.
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
In April of this year, a New York court of appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a retrial.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Her initial conviction was overturned in 1983, but she was again sentenced to death after a retrial.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Mike Deehan, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
That trial’s jury was hung, and a retrial included much less of that testimony, their attorneys and family members have said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
In April of this year, a New York court of appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction and ordered a retrial.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Her initial conviction was overturned in 1983, but she was again sentenced to death after a retrial.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Retrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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