re-sentencing

1. 1.

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

   Synonymscommutation

   Broaderclemency

   law

Questions about re-sentencing

What does re-sentencing mean?

re-sentencing means "(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law".

How many syllables are in re-sentencing?

re-sentencing has 4 syllables: re--sen-ten-cing. The stress falls on "sen".

What is another word for re-sentencing?

Close synonyms include commutation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.