conditional discharge
noun/kənˌdɪʃənl ˈdɪstʃɑːdʒ/
/kənˌdɪʃənl ˈdɪstʃɑːrdʒ/
[usually singular]- an order made by a court to allow somebody who has committed an offence not to be punished, on condition that they do not commit another offence within a stated time
- He was found guilty and given a 12-month conditional discharge.
- conditional discharge for something Magistrates handed the teenager a 12-month conditional discharge for criminal damage.
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