reconvict
Imprison once more
To reconvict is to convict again—finding someone guilty of a crime after an earlier conviction was overturned, or convicting them of a new offense: The prosecutor vowed to reconvict him after the appeal.
The noun reconviction refers to this outcome: The reconviction rate for parolees remains high.
Person repeatedly convicted
- reoffendCommit crime again
- habitual criminalPersistent repeat offender
- relapseReturn to former illness
- backslideRevert to bad habits
cycle · parole violation · chronic offender · criminal history · pattern · recurrence · revolving door · high-risk
Fresh court proceeding
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defense attorneyLawyer representing the accused
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- verdictOfficial court decision
testimony · evidence · jury · judge · cross-examination · plea bargain · arraignment · indictment
Legal detention in jail
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
- cellblockPrison housing unit
inmate · warden · custody · confinement · detention · lockup · reincarceration · probation violation
repeat offender
Person repeatedly convicted
- reoffendCommit crime again
- habitual criminalPersistent repeat offender
- relapseReturn to former illness
backslide · cycle · parole violation · chronic offender · criminal history · pattern · recurrence · revolving door · high-risk · risk assessment
retrial
Fresh court proceeding
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- defense attorneyLawyer representing the accused
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
verdict · testimony · evidence · jury · judge · cross-examination · plea bargain · arraignment · indictment · witness stand
imprisonment
Legal detention in jail
- correctional facilityInstitution housing convicted offenders
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- penitentiaryFacility for convicted criminals
cellblock · inmate · warden · custody · confinement · detention · lockup · reincarceration · probation violation · sentence