SUSPENDED SENTENCE


Meaning of SUSPENDED SENTENCE in English

(~s)

If a criminal is given a ~, they are given a prison sentence which they have to serve if they commit another crime within a specified period of time.

John was given a four-month ~.

N-COUNT

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