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- noun (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
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Examples
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• Poor Conrad Black, hounded by the courts; he awaits re-sentencing in June after supreme court rulings in his favour but still he carries the burden of exposure for fraud.
Hugh Muir's diary 2011
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This spring, he dissented alone when the court threw out a harsh re-sentencing order for an Iowa drug dealer who earlier had won leniency, entered rehabilitation and turned his life around.
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This spring, he dissented alone when the court threw out a harsh re-sentencing order for an Iowa drug dealer who earlier had won leniency, entered rehabilitation and turned his life around.
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In the wake of the Fifth Circuit ruling, which reversed the federal bribery charges, Minor will now have his case sent back to the lower court for re-sentencing.
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Minor's re-sentencing may be deemed unnecessary as the U.S.
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The court sent the case back to the district court for re-sentencing, saying, "These constitutional violations were not harmless beyond a reasonable doubt."
Death Penalty Scrapped in the Killing of Two Police Officers 2010
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Nacchio had asked Krieger to allow him to skip his re-sentencing hearings, arguing he wanted to stay close to his family and traveling to Denver could take weeks as an inmate.
Joe Nacchio's Lawyers Claim Ex-Qwest CEO Was Placed In Solitary Confinement, Denied Medication 2010
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In the wake of the Fifth Circuit ruling, which reversed the federal bribery charges, Minor will now have his case sent back to the lower court for re-sentencing.
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Krieger denied Nacchio's request to be released to travel but agreed to consider letting him skip his June re-sentencing hearing if he appeared in court for the May 4 hearing.
Joe Nacchio's Lawyers Claim Ex-Qwest CEO Was Placed In Solitary Confinement, Denied Medication 2010
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Krieger ruled Nacchio could skip his re-sentencing hearing and ordered he be transferred back to prison camp "as expeditiously as possible."
Joe Nacchio's Lawyers Claim Ex-Qwest CEO Was Placed In Solitary Confinement, Denied Medication 2010
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