suspended sentence
suspended sentence 暂缓监禁 缓刑的一种类型，对认定有罪的被告人判处监禁刑，同时宣告刑罚暂不执行，给以一定的考验期，如果在这个期间内犯罪分子不犯新罪，那么原判决不再执行；如果在这个期间内再犯可处徒刑的新罪，除了对新罪判处刑罚外，也执行原判刑罚。关于监禁的缓刑是1973年在英格兰被采用的，适合于判处不超过2年监禁的犯罪。美国只有少数州采用这个类型的缓刑。
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suspended sentence
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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