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1 suspended sentence
noun (a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again.) atidëtas nuosprendis, nuosprendþio vykdymo atidëjimas -
2 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) pakabinti2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) kyboti3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) sulaikyti, sustabdyti4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) laikinai nušalinti•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
- suspension bridge
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suspended sentence — see sentence Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. suspended sentence … Law dictionary
suspended sentence — noun A sentence of imprisonment not served unless the offender commits another crime • • • Main Entry: ↑suspend * * * suspended sentence UK [səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns] US [səˌspendəd ˈsentəns] noun [countable] [singular suspended sentence … Useful english dictionary
suspended sentence — suspended sentences N COUNT If a criminal is given a suspended sentence, they are given a prison sentence which they have to serve if they commit another crime within a specified period of time. John was given a four month suspended sentence … English dictionary
Suspended sentence — A suspended sentence is a legal construct. Unless a minimum punishment is prescribed by law, the court has the power to suspend the passing of sentence (generally for a period of three years) and place the offender on probation. It is the passing … Wikipedia
suspended sentence — UK [səˌspendɪd ˈsentəns] / US [səˌspendəd ˈsentəns] noun [countable] Word forms suspended sentence : singular suspended sentence plural suspended sentences legal time that someone will have to spend in prison only if they commit another crime… … English dictionary
suspended sentence — A conviction of a crime followed by a sentence that is given formally, but not actually served. A suspended sentence in criminal law means in effect that defendant is not required at the time sentence is imposed to serve the sentence. Richards v … Black's law dictionary
suspended sentence — sus.pended sentence n a punishment given by a court in which a criminal is told they will be sent to prison if they do anything else illegal within the time mentioned ▪ a two year suspended sentence … Dictionary of contemporary English
suspended sentence — noun (C) a punishment given by a court in which the criminal will only go to prison if they do something else illegal within a particular period of time: a two year suspended sentence … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
suspended sentence — See suspension of sentence … Ballentine's law dictionary
suspended sentence — sus|pend|ed sen|tence [ sə,spendəd sentəns ] noun count LEGAL time that someone will have to spend in prison only if they commit another crime within a fixed period … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suspended sentence — on probation … English contemporary dictionary