再 審(さいしん)

さいしん

noun

retrial

formallegallaw

1. retrial; 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. Retrials are rarely granted in Japan, so a decision to reopen a case is major news.

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)

Watch out

再審(さいしん) is not "judicial review" of a law's constitutionality, which is 違憲審査(いけんしんさ).

Related Words

Related: 冤罪(えんざい) (false accusation)

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Added 2026.3.5 18:05 · Revised 2026.10.20 21:45

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