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noun
A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: trial
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English trial English retrial From re- + trial.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
