trial vs retrial

retrial vs trial

trial and retrial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trial	Yes	No	No	No
retrial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retrial is a hyponym of trial; that is, retrial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trial:

trial: (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
retrial: a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors

Other hyponyms of trial include court-martial, ordeal, trial by ordeal, Scopes trial, show trial, mistrial.

trial (noun)	retrial (noun)
the act of testing something	a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
the act of undergoing testing
trying something to find out about it
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

Difference between trial and retrial

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