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noun
- 1. a judicial punishment which is not enforced unless a further crime is committed during a specified period: "a two-year suspended sentence"
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Sentence of imprisonment, not to be served, if the offender proves himself during the probation period
A suspended sentence is a sentence on conviction for a criminal offence, the serving of which the court orders to be deferred in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation. If the defendant does not break the law during that period and fulfills the particular conditions of the probation, the sentence is usually considered fulfilled. If the defendant commits another offence or br... Wikipedia
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