suspended sentence

noun

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

Example Sentences

As well as a suspended sentence, the court disqualified Duddy from driving or obtaining a licence for 18 months, fined him £85 costs plus £175 victim surcharge.

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The Danish police say he has been given a seven month suspended sentence for copyright infringement.

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According to Danish media reports, Schjelderup is expected to receive a suspended sentence.

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The Green Brigade claim the suspended sentence was applied for displaying Palestine flags and call its activation "fundamentally unfair" and "totally unprecedented".

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Judge Gilpin said the suspended sentence was based on the circumstances of the accident without aggravating features and the length of time driving with no criminal record.

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