RE-SENTENCING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

commutation; re-sentencing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("re-sentencing" is a kind of...):

clemency; mercifulness; mercy (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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