alternative sentence

A sentence other than incarceration. • Examples include community service and victim restitution. — Also termed creative sentence.

alternative sentence 可选择的判决指可供被告人加以选择的判决，如在交通事故案中，被告人可选择或者被处以罚款，或者被吊销执照。此种判决因其不确定性而不能生效。