HyperDic: re-sentencing

English > 1 sense of the word *re-sentencing*:
NOUN	act	re-sentencing, commutation	(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law

English > *re-sentencing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law.
Synonym	commutation
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	clemency, mercifulness, mercy	leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
Spanish	conmutación
Catalan	commutació