Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun re-sentencing

1 sense of re-sentencing

Sense 1
commutation, re-sentencing -- ((law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law)
       => clemency, mercifulness, mercy -- (leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court")