Suspended Sentence - Longman Dictionary

English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English English - Japanese English - Korean English - Spanish Japanese - English Spanish - English English 日本語 Español latino 한국어 suspended sentence From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Lawsuspended sentencesusˌpended ˈsentence noun [countable]    SCTa punishment given by a court, in which a criminal is told they will be sent to prison if they do anything else illegal within the time mentioned  a two-year suspended sentenceExamples from the Corpussuspended sentenceHis defence counsel contended that a suspended sentence would enable Chemouil to pay compensation to the victim.Mr Koc said Mr Kuntar was given an 18-month suspended sentence for this allegation.Karl-Heinz Schneider, her controlling officer and former lover, was given an 18-month suspended sentence for espionage.After receiving a twelve-month suspended sentence he was dismissed.Her attacker got a two-month suspended sentence ... exactly the same as he was given for stealing a suit.He received a five-year suspended sentence.a two-year suspended sentence Quizzes Quizzes
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