Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A second trial, as of a legal case.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A second trial; repetition of trial: as, the case was sent back for retrial.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A second
trial , by the originalcourt , if the original trial was found to beimproper orunfair
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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A jury deadlocked on the other 23 charges he faced -- and a retrial is expected early next year.
Rod Blagojevich To Appear On 'Trust Panel' In New York Jen Sabella 2010
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A jury deadlocked on the other 23 charges he faced -- and a retrial is expected early next year.
Rod Blagojevich To Appear On 'Trust Panel' In New York Jen Sabella 2010
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The impeached former Illinois governor's retrial is set to start in January, when the mayoral campaign should be in full swing.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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The impeached former Illinois governor's retrial is set to start in January, when the mayoral campaign should be in full swing.
Rahm Emanuel Snubs Pilsen Sit-In Protesters During 'Listening Tour' AP 2010
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A jury deadlocked on the other 23 charges he faced -- and a retrial is expected early next year.
Rod Blagojevich To Appear On 'Trust Panel' In New York Jen Sabella 2010
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A jury deadlocked on the other 23 charges he faced -- and a retrial is expected early next year.
Rod Blagojevich To Appear On 'Trust Panel' In New York The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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A jury deadlocked on the other 23 charges he faced -- and a retrial is expected early next year.
Rod Blagojevich To Appear On 'Trust Panel' In New York Jen Sabella 2010
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Well that´s the Italian equivalent, as Patrizia´s retrial is about to commence in the Court of Appeals in Venice.
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Well that´s the Italian equivalent, as Patrizia´s retrial is about to commence in the Court of Appeals in Venice.
Veniceblog: 2004
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The victim's mother called the retrial like "pouring salt into a wound over and over."
unknown title Amy Banton, Staff writer 2009
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