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RETRIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retrial" is a kind of...):
trial ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
retry (hear or try a court case anew)