suspended sentence

Meanings

nounsuspended sentence (plural suspended sentences)

lawA sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.
Synonyms: bender

nounA sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force.

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Afrikaans opgeskorte vonnis

opgeskorte vonnisa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Chinese Mandarin 緩刑 /缓刑

緩刑 /缓刑 (huǎnxíng)a sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Danish betinget dom

betinget doma sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Dutch voorwaardelijke straf, straf met uitstel

voorwaardelijke strafa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force
straf met uitstela sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Finnish ehdollinen tuomio, ehdollinen rangaistus

ehdollinen tuomioa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force
ehdollinen rangaistusa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

French sursis

sursisa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

German Bewährungsstrafe

Bewährungsstrafea sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Hungarian felfüggesztettbüntetés (börtön)

felfüggesztettbüntetés (börtön)a sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Italian pena sospesa

pena sospesaa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Polish warunkowe zawieszenie kary, kara w zawieszeniu

warunkowe zawieszenie karya sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force
kara w zawieszeniua sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force
zawiasya sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Ukrainian умовний вирок

умовний вирок (umovnyj vyrok)a sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

Vietnamese án treo

án treoa sentence which the offender serves in probation unless he/she commits another crime during the period the sentence is in force

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APA

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MLA

“suspended sentence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspended%20sentence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suspended sentence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suspended%20sentence.