resentencing
resentencing is the present participle and gerund of resentence.
Meaning of resentence
Verb
resentence (third-person singular simple present resentences, present participle resentencing, simple past and past participle resentenced)
- 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
Noun
resentencing (plural resentencings)
- A second sentencing.
- The women told the judge that they would not pay because they were indigent and also because it was a matter of conscience that they not pay. They requested that he sentence them instead. Cohen refused, saying that they had 30 days to think the matter over and if they wanted a resentencing they...1984 February 4, Christine Guilfoy, “Three Seneca Women Get 89 Days in Jail”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 1
Forms of resentencing
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Questions about resentencing
- What does resentencing mean?
- Resentencing means a second sentencing.
- What is resentencing the present participle and gerund of?
- Resentencing is the present participle and gerund of resentence.
- What part of speech is resentencing?
- Resentencing is a noun.
- What is the plural of resentencing?
- The plural of resentencing is resentencings.
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