suspended sentence
noun/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/
/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/
- 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
- an 18-month suspended sentence for theft
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