noun
- the act or process of imposing a new sentence on someone who has already been sentenced
Usage: legal
verb
- present participle of resentence: to impose a new sentence on someone who has already been sentenced
Usage: legal
Examples
- The judge ordered a resentencing hearing for the convicted felon.
- The appeals court is resentencing the defendant to a lighter penalty.
- New evidence led to the resentencing of three inmates.
- The lawyer argued for resentencing based on changed circumstances.
- Resentencing procedures vary by state and type of crime.
- The resentencing took place two years after the original trial.