suspended sentence

noun
UK: /səˈspendɪd ˈsentəns/
US: /səˈspendɪd ˈsentəns/

  1. A punishment given by a court where a person does not have to go to prison immediately, but may have to later if they commit another crime.

    1. He got a suspended sentence for theft.
    2. The judge gave her a suspended sentence, warning her about future consequences related to the suspended sentence.

Synonyms

probation

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The phonetic transcription of "suspended sentence" is /səˈspendɪd ˈsentəns/ in British English and /səˈspendɪd ˈsentəns/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "suspended sentence": probation.

Example usage of "suspended sentence": "He got a suspended sentence for theft.". More examples on the page.