balance of sentence suspended

balance of sentence suspended. A sentencing disposition in which a criminal defendant is sentenced to jail but credited with the time already served before trial, resulting in a suspension of the remaining sentence and release of the defendant from custody. Cf. SENTENCED TO TIME SERVED.

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资深译员Gilbert，国际知名法学院法律翻译专业，擅长翻译各类与复杂知识产权诉讼相关的法律文件。