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suspended sentence

noun
🔊/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/
🔊/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/
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  1. a punishment given to a criminal in court that means that they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time缓刑
    • an 18-month suspended sentence for theft因盗窃被判缓刑18个月
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1