suspended sentence

noun

a sentence of imprisonment that is not served by an offender unless he commits a further offence during its currency Compare deferred sentence

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Doe, from Windsor, Berkshire, was found guilty of conspiring to sell the gold and given a 21-month suspended sentence in May.

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Another man from Liverpool was given a two-year suspended sentence last year after modifying fire sticks and selling them on Facebook and ��sApp.

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Williams was handed a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to undertake 250 hours of unpaid work and to pay more than £5,000 in compensation.

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A businessman who told a criminal he could sell a stolen £4.8m golden toilet for him "in two split seconds" has been given a 21-month suspended sentence.

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The driver was given a suspended sentence after the incident, but the case remained open due to the unidentified victim.

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suspended animation suspender

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