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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Retrial \Re*tri"al\, n. A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial trial, as of an accused person. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

retrial n 1: 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