Retry (Verb)
Meaning
Hear or try a court case anew.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The judge granted the defense's request to retry the case due to a procedural error during the original trial.
- The court decided to retry the matter because new evidence had been uncovered that could significantly alter the outcome.
- Due to allegations of juror misconduct, the judge was forced to retry the case with a new jury.
- The appeals court ruled that the defendant was entitled to retry the case because of an error made during sentencing.
- After the original trial ended in a hung jury, the court chose to retry the case six months later with a new set of jurors.