deferred sentence

noun

1. law a sentence that is postponed for a specific period to allow a court to examine the conduct of the offender during the deferment Compare suspended sentence

Example Sentences

Johnson avoided prison after his 2005 conviction, getting a deferred sentence and probation.

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Sheriff Annella Cowan had previously deferred sentence to obtain a criminal justice social work report.

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Lord Harrower deferred sentence for a background report and remanded Dryden in custody.

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He then deferred sentence for criminal justice social work reports.

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At Jedburgh Sheriff Court, Sheriff Peter Paterson imposed a non-harassment order for five years preventing Hogg from having any contact with his wife but deferred sentence on the domestic abuse charge to 9 January.

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