Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retrial

1 sense of retrial

Sense 1
retrial -- (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)
       => trial -- ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law; "he had a fair trial and the jury found him guilty"; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial")