suspended sentence

A sentence postponed so that the defendant is not required to serve time unless he or she commits another crime or violates some other court-imposed condition.

• A suspended sentence, in effect, is a form of probation.

— Also termed withheld sentence. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 1804–1810. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1547–1550, 1552, 1555, 1557–1558.]

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