retrial
pronunciation
How to pronounce retrial in British English:
UK [ˌri:ˈtraɪəl]
How to pronounce retrial in American English:
US [riˈtraɪəl, -ˈtraɪl, ˈriˌtraɪəl, -ˌtraɪl]
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- Noun:
- a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
Word Origin
- retrial (n.)
- 1813, from re- + trial (n.).
Example
- 1. He said he expects a retrial within a month .
- 2. Mr. morsi 's office has already called for a retrial .
- 3. Prosecutors fared better at a retrial in september .
- 4. After a lengthy retrial , a new jury convicted them after 54 hours of deliberations .
- 5. The judge didn 't explain his verdict or set a retrial date .