retrial
verb
- try a lawsuit again
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English trial English retrial From re- + trial.
- A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.
“No evidence was offered by the Crown against Driver Trew when he stood his retrial on May 7.”
“He maintains his innocence and has lodged an appeal - which means a retrial and the conviction being set aside in the meantime”