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resentence

resentence verb: to issue a new sentence for certain crimes.

Verb

resentence (third-person singular simple present resentences, present participle resentencing, simple past and past participle resentenced)

  1. (transitive) To issue a new sentence for certain crimes
    • Also on Tuesday, the founder of Adelphia Communications, John J. Rigas, left, and his son Timothy, are expected to be resentenced in the accounting scandal that led to the company’s collapse.2007 June 25, “Looking Ahead”, in New York Times

Forms of resentence

third-person singular presentresentences
present participleresentencing
past participleresentenced
pastresentenced
alternative formre-sentence

Origin of resentence

From re- + sentence.

Questions about resentence

What does resentence mean?
Resentence means to issue a new sentence for certain crimes.
What part of speech is resentence?
Resentence is a verb.
What is the past tense of resentence?
The past tense of resentence is resentenced.

Words near resentence in the dictionary

  1. resensitizing
  2. resent
  3. resentable
  4. resented
  5. resenteeism
  6. resentence
  7. resentenced
  8. resentences
  9. resentencing
  10. resenter
  11. resenters

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