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Definition of suspended sentence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

suspended sentence

noun

/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/

/səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns/

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a punishment given to a criminal in court that means that they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time
- an 18-month suspended sentence for theft
Topics Crime and punishmentc1

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