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retrial

retrial

19 5.7
A new court hearing of a case in the same court after the first was unfair
  • noun
  • /ˈriːtraɪəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : nuevo juicio
  • After the defense presented new evidence, the court agreed to conduct a retrial of the case.

So going forward then for try to fight for a retrial.

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Examples

  • In Egypt, the President of the Republic exercised his prerogative as Military Governor and demanded the retrial of defendants who had been acquitted by the judiciary.

    Academic text (1990)

  • However, these convictions were overturned on appeal, and the case was returned to the local court for retrial.

    Blog text (17)

  • The Times said her lawyer was close to winning a retrial after a first failed appeal.

    White Oleander (2002)

  • A date for a retrial has not been set.

    Academic text (2016)

  • With this new evidence, I could get you a retrial.

    Redd Inc. (2012)

  • The judge soon ordered a retrial.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Their nine reasons for the retrial included the use and misuse of evidence, as well as the prosecution's failure to show intent.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The 9th Circuit ordered a retrial in March after finding that Carroll's decisions prejudiced the case's outcome.

    Blog text (1)

  • The judge has ordered a retrial after finding procedural errors in the first trial.

  • Following a hung jury, the prosecution is preparing for a retrial next month.

Synonyms

rehearing
vsretrial
  • Formal
2 7.4

A new court meeting that looks at a case again after a decision has been made

is a complete fresh court process in the same court ordered for procedural unfairness

Antonyms

dismissal
  • Formal
22 5.1

A judge's order that ends a case without a trial

final judgment
  • Formal
7 5.6

A court decision that ends a case and only needs to be carried out

How Protected

retrial
  • Formal
19 5.7

Surface Forms

retrial singular
retrials plural

Morphology

retrial = trial (transparent) = re + trial

This is a regular and semantically clear use of 're-' meaning 'again' with 'trial' to mean a new trial.

Etymology

Retrial has two parts: re- meaning 'again' and trial, which comes from the same root as the verb try, meaning 'to test' or 'to judge'. So a retrial is the case being 'tested' again, which is why it means a new trial after problems in the first one.