英语单词“resentence”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

单词 resentence 释义 resentenceverb[T](alsore-sentence)uk

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/?ri??sen.t?ns/usin acourtoflaw, todecideon a newsentencefor someone who has beenfoundguiltyof acrime:He was resentencedtodeathby a newjurytwoyearslater.The mostseriousyoungoffendersarehelduntil theyturn18, and are then re-sentenced asadults.

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• Theyremainedondeathrowaftertheirconvictionswereoverturned, but werelaterresentenced tolifeinprison.
• Hissentencewasgrosslydisproportionateto hiscrimes, and so thestatemust either resentence orreleasehim.
• Based onkeylegalmistakeswhichaffectedthe jury'sdecision, theaccusedshould be re-tried or re-sentenced.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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• instruct
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• justice
• Justice of the Peace
• rule
• setsomethingaside
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• sum
• sum(something/someone)up
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(Definition ofresentencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/resentence##