再審(さいしん)

さいしん
noun
retrial; judicial review
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)
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