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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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.
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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
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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
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“Retrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrial. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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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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