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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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
In separate interviews with Fox News Digital, Dick Harpootlian, Murdaugh’s longtime defense attorney, and Creighton Waters, the lead prosecutor who secured the original guilty verdicts, previewed different visions for the upcoming retrial.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Prosecutors may pursue the death penalty in the retrial of Alex Murdaugh, according to the South Carolina attorney general.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 16 May 2026
He was convicted and sentenced to death the second time at a 2004 retrial.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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“Retrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrial. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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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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