再 審(さいしん)

さいしん

noun

retrial; judicial review

formallegal

1. retrial; judicial review; re-examination of a case

A legal proceeding in which a previously decided case is tried again, typically because new evidence has emerged or procedural errors are alleged.

再審(さいしん)が認(みと)められた。

The retrial was granted.

弁護団(べんごだん)が再審(さいしん)を請求(せいきゅう)した。

The defense team filed for a retrial.

新(あたら)しい証拠(しょうこ)が見(み)つかり、三十(さんじゅう)年(ねん)ぶりに再審(さいしん)が開(ひら)かれることになった。

New evidence was found, and a retrial will be held for the first time in thirty years.

Usage

再審(さいしん) is a legal term frequently seen in news reports about criminal cases, especially wrongful convictions. Japan's retrial system is notoriously difficult to navigate, making 再審(さいしん) cases major news events.

Common collocations

再審(さいしん)を請求(せいきゅう)する (to file for a retrial)
再審(さいしん)が認(みと)められる (for a retrial to be granted)
再審(さいしん)が開(ひら)かれる (for a retrial to be held)
再審(さいしん)無罪(むざい) (acquittal on retrial)
再審(さいしん)開始(かいし)決定(けってい) (decision to begin a retrial)

Related Words

Related: 冤罪(えんざい) (false accusation)

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