Definitions

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  • verb law To issue a new sentence for certain crimes

Etymologies

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re- +‎ sentence

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Examples

  • Waukesha - Saying a drug dealer committed a "fraud on the court," a judge Wednesday decided to resentence a Waukesha man whom he earlier had given a break because of the man's false claim that he had been a POW during the Vietnam War.

    Ary Jones 2010

  • U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve, who oversaw the trial, will have to resentence Black, considering only the two convictions that were upheld.

    Conrad Black 'Honest Services' Convictions Reversed, Though Two Charges Stick AP 2010

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with the government and vacated Mr. Lawrence's sentence, directing that the district court resentence Mr. Lawrence to a term of incarceration selected from within the 10-to-16-month range that the sentencing guidelines said was fair and appropriate for people like Mr. Lawrence.

    Is That Legal?: Scooter's Law 2007

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with the government and vacated Mr. Lawrence's sentence, directing that the district court resentence Mr. Lawrence to a term of incarceration selected from within the 10-to-16-month range that the sentencing guidelines said was fair and appropriate for people like Mr. Lawrence.

    Is That Legal?: July 2007 Archives 2007

  • "The administration's effort to vacate the Aug. 7 sentence and require the [jurors] to travel back to Guantanamo to resentence Mr. Hamdan never made sense to us and it apparently did not make much sense to the military judge either," said Harry Schneider, a civilian attorney for Mr. Hamdan.

    Judge Rejects Motion to Keep Bin Laden Driver Locked Up 2008

  • He said that if the jury still wants Mr. Hamdan released on Dec. 31, it could resentence him to however many days remained until then.

    New Sentence Is Sought for Bin Laden's Driver 2008

  • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with the government and vacated Mr. Lawrence's sentence, directing that the district court resentence Mr. Lawrence to a term of incarceration selected from within the 10-to-16-month range that the sentencing guidelines said was fair and appropriate for people like Mr. Lawrence.

    Is That Legal?: Crime and Criminal Law Archives 2006

  • It was capped by a 2-1 ruling of the appeals-court panel that ordered the lower court to resentence Mr. Ali.

    Court Backs Terror Conviction 2008

  • In May 2007, an appeals court reversed the jury's verdict on one count of bank fraud, and Judge Sand was ordered to resentence the Rigases.

    Adelphia Founder, Son Get 2008

  • However, back in December, the tribunal's appeals chamber said the sentence was much too lenient and asked the court to resentence him.

    CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007 2007

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