Definition of Re-sentencing

1. Noun. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law.

Exact synonyms: Commutation
Generic synonyms: Clemency, Mercifulness, Mercy
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Commute

Lexicographical Neighbors of Re-sentencing

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re-searching
re-sentencing (current term)
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Literary usage of Re-sentencing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York: With by New York (State). (1900)
"re-sentencing.—Prior to the act of 1863 (chap. 226). there was no ower in the court of appeals, on the reversal of a judgment of conviction ia criminal case ..."

2. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1892)
"re-sentencing a prisoner on the nine verdict if not putting him twice in jeopardy for the lame offense. Sublet A. Cole, for plaintiffs in error. ..."

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