resentence
verb
re·sen·tence
(ˌ)rē-ˈsen-tᵊn(t)s 
-tᵊnz
resentenced; resentencing
: to impose a new or revised sentence or punishment on (someone who has already been sentenced for a crime) : to sentence (someone) again
… appeals have resulted in some death row inmates being resentenced to life.—
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Otherwise, they will be resentenced to time served.
—Victoria Stavish, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023
He was sentenced to death by an all-White jury, then resentenced to life in prison in 2009 due to a technicality related to the sentencing phase of his trial.
—Carlos Suarez, CNN, 22 June 2023
States could either release them or resentence them.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2021
The two were drawn into each other’s orbit last year, when Flint’s resentencing petition landed in Lowenthal’s court.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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Victoria Stavish, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2023
He was sentenced to death by an all-White jury, then resentenced to life in prison in 2009 due to a technicality related to the sentencing phase of his trial.
—Carlos Suarez, CNN, 22 June 2023
States could either release them or resentence them.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2021
The two were drawn into each other’s orbit last year, when Flint’s resentencing petition landed in Lowenthal’s court.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
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“Resentence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resentence. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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