#trial  (law) legal proceedings consisting of the judicial examination of issues by a competent tribunal; "most of these complaints are settled before they go to trial"
  supertype:  #judicial_proceeding__proceeding__legal_proceeding__legalproceeding__proceedings__proceeding  (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
  part:  #plea  #prosecution  #defence
  subtype:  #mistrial  a trial that is invalid or inconclusive
  subtype:  #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

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