re-sentencing

• Sustantivo que designa el proceso legal por el cual un tribunal dicta una nueva sentencia, a menudo menos severa, a una persona ya condenada, generalmente como resultado de una apelación o la revisión del caso.

A noun referring to the legal process of imposing a new, often less severe, sentence on a convicted person, typically as a result of an appeal or review.

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   The act of a court imposing a new, often less severe, sentence on a person who has already been convicted.

   re-sentencia

   • The judge ordered a re-sentencing hearing for the convicted man.
   • The appeal resulted in a re-sentencing that reduced the prison term.
   • Re-sentencing can occur if new evidence is presented.