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reconviction

English

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Etymology

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From re- +‎ conviction.

Noun

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reconviction (countable and uncountable, plural reconvictions)

  1. (law) Conviction again or anew.
    • 2007 June 3, Ralph Blumenthal, “For Dallas, New Prosecutor Means an End to the Old Ways”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Only Illinois and New York, besides Texas, have had more convictions overturned by genetic testing than Dallas County, a fact attributable in part to evidence retained to assure reconviction in the event of a successful appeal.
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