A retrial is when a court hears a law case again, after a first trial has already finished. The first result is put to one side, and the whole case is told to the court one more time — often with a new group of people who decide.

A retrial再審 is指的是 when a court hears a law case again法院把一件案子重新審理一次, after a first trial has already finished在第一次審判已經結束之後. The first result第一次的結果 is put to one side會被擱在一邊, and the whole case整個案子 is told to the court one more time會再對法院陳述一次 — often with a new group of people who decide通常會換一批新的人來做決定.

This is a formal courtroom word; you meet it in the news, not at the dinner table.

This這 is a formal courtroom word是個正式的法庭用語; you meet it你會在 in the news新聞裡遇到它, not at the dinner table而不是在餐桌閒聊時.

People ask for a retrial when they think the first hearing was not fair: maybe an important fact was hidden, or the court made a serious mistake.

People人們 ask for a retrial會要求再審 when they think如果他們認為 the first hearing was not fair第一次審理不公平: maybe an important fact was hidden也許是重要的事實被隱瞞了, or the court made a serious mistake或是法院犯了嚴重的錯誤.

Though actually, losing is not enough. A court above, or the law itself, has to agree that the first trial was damaged before a retrial can happen.

Though actually不過, losing輸了官司 is not enough並不夠. A court above上級法院, or the law itself或法律本身, has to agree必須承認 that the first trial was damaged第一次審判有瑕疵 before a retrial can happen才能夠開始再審.

An appeal is a bit different: an appeal asks a higher court to check the old trial; a retrial starts the hearing over.

An appeal上訴 is a bit different跟這不太一樣: an appeal上訴 asks a higher court to check the old trial是請上級法院檢查舊的審判; a retrial而再審 starts the hearing over是把審理重新開始.