suspended sentence

British

noun

a sentence of imprisonment that is not served by an offender unless he commits a further offence during its currency Compare deferred sentence

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Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been handed a 15-month suspended sentence by a Greek court following an incident on the island of Mykonos in August 2020.

From BBC

Last year, a 16-year-old Syrian national, identified as Mohamed A, was given an 18-month suspended sentence by a court in Germany over the attack.

From BBC

As well as the suspended sentence, McGuckin was disqualified from driving for 16 months.

From BBC

A Sri Lankan court handed the British owner of a Premier League team a four-year suspended sentence on Wednesday over match-fixing in the domestic T20 cricket tournament, a judicial official told AFP.

From Barron's

Six weeks after his initial arrest, A$AP was found guilty of assault and given a suspended sentence.

From BBC

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