Synonyms for re-sentencing
re-sen·tenc·ing

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1. commutation, re-sentencingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   commutation, substitution, commuting, exchange

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1. • Clemency
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1. Elaine Pearson:

   The Myanmar military junta's unjust conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi is part of its methodical assault on human rights around the country, the military's willingness to forcibly disappear the country's high-profile civilian leader reveals the brutality that lesser-known political prisoners face.

2. Eesha Pandit:

   For decades sterilization was used as a way to control populations considered ‘undesirable’ — immigrants, people of color, poor people, those with mental illnesses and disabilities, tying Ms. Creel’s sentencing to her sterilization formalizes the coercion — the threat of a harsher sentence is manipulative and dangerous, and aligns with a legacy of eugenic practices through the U.S.

3. Jeff Copeland:

   Never saw it, never heard about it until the trial, during sentencing.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   The 1994 crime bill's mandatory minimums and 'truth-in-sentencing' provisions that require offenders to serve the vast majority of their sentences have not proven effective.

5. Allison Mack:

   I thought I had moved on, and yet I am filled with anxiety, anticipating Allison’s sentencing on the 30th.