re·tri·al (r??tr???l, -tr?l?, r?-tr???l, -tr?l?)n. A second trial, as of a legal case.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.retrial (ri??tra??l) n (Law) a second or new trial, esp of a case that has already been adjudicated uponCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?trial (?ri?tra? ?l, -?tra?l) n. a new trial, esp. a new legal trial granted because of an error or injustice in a previous trial. [1875?80] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.retrialA second trial of a case that has already been the subject of a trial.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited