retry

/'ri:'trai/

Thân thiện

The judge ordered a retry of the case due to new evidence.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To try (a case) again in court: To conduct a new trial for a legal case, typically ordered by an appellate court when the original trial is deemed flawed or unfair.
   • To attempt something again: To make another attempt at a task or action, though this is a less common and more general usage.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The appellate court overturned the verdict and ordered the lower court to retry the case.
  • Due to a procedural error, the judge declared a mistrial, and the defendant will be retried next month.
  • (General usage) The software failed to connect, so I clicked the button to retry the operation.

Advanced Usage

• "to be retried": To be subjected to a new trial.
  • The convicted man was granted a new trial and will be retried for the same charges.
• "retrying": The act or process of holding a new trial.
  • The retrying of the complex fraud case is expected to last several months.

Variants and Related Words

• Retrial (n): A second or subsequent trial of a case.
  • The defendant's appeal was successful, leading to a retrial.

Synonyms

• Rehear: To hear (a case) again in a court of law.
• Retry is the most specific term for a new court proceeding. For general attempts, synonyms include reattempt or try again.

Notes on Meaning

• The primary and most precise meaning of retry is legal, referring specifically to a new judicial proceeding.
• Its use outside of a legal context (e.g., "retry the download") is an extension of this meaning and is less formal. In such contexts, "try again" is often more natural.

Học thuật

Verb

1. hear or try a court case anew

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rehear