reindictment
noun [ C or U ] law specialized (also re-indictment) uk/ˌriː.ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ us/ˌriː.ɪnˈdaɪt̬.mənt/
重新起诉
the act of officially accusing someone of a crime that they have been accused of before
There is still the possibility of reindictment on a more serious charge.
All of the charges have been dismissed and there is no chance of re-indictment. 所有指控都已被驳回，并且没有重新起诉的机会。
These reindictments were not unexpected, but were still unwelcome.
- More examples
- The statute of limitations prevented her reindictment on murder charges.
- The lawyer argued that there were no grounds for reindictment as the prosecutors had no new evidence.
- The petitioner exercised the option of demanding re-indictment and retrial.