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retry

/riˈtraɪ/
/riˈtraɪ/
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Other forms: retried; retrying; retries

In law, to hold another trial for a case is to retry it. It's not legal in the U.S. to retry a defendant for a crime after she's been found innocent.

A judge might decide to retry a case if the jury can't come to a unanimous decision, or if a jury member is found to be biased. And when the defendant in a case is found guilty, they can appeal the decision in the hopes that the court will retry it, sometimes using a new attorney or new evidence. You probably won't use this verb to literally mean "try again" — you're more likely to say reattempt.

Definitions of retry
  1. verb
    hear or try a court case anew
    synonyms: rehear
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    type of:
    hear, try
    examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
Pronunciation
US
/riˈtraɪ/
UK
/riˈtraɪ/
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