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resentence en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English sentence English resentence From re- + sentence.

Meanings

  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

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resentenced Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resentenced Tense=Past lexicographic
resentencing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
resentences Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
re-sentence alternative lexicographic