Retrial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Retrial \Re*tri"al\, n.
     A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial
     trial, as of an accused person.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  retrial
       n : 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