Etymology

retrial

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Today it means: A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury. Full definition →

English trial ← Middle English trial ← Anglo-Norman trial
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Old Frenchtrier
  7. Anglo-Normantrial
  8. Middle Englishtrial
  9. Englishtrial
  10. English todayretrial

From re- + trial.

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