A second or subsequent trial of a case, typically ordered when the first trial was deemed invalid or unfair.
From the prefix 're-' meaning again and 'trial' from Anglo-French 'trial' meaning a trying or testing. The legal concept developed as court systems became more sophisticated.
The concept of retrial embodies justice's commitment to getting things right, even if it means admitting mistakes. It's democracy's gift to jurisprudence - the idea that no judgment is so final that it can't be reconsidered in light of new evidence or procedural errors.
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