reconviction

Etymology

From re- + conviction.

reconviction means conviction again or anew. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

Conviction again or anew.“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.”