suspended sentence
Delayed jail term
A suspended sentence is a criminal penalty where the judge imposes a sentence but delays its execution, allowing the convicted person to remain free under specified conditions.
If the person completes probation without incident, they avoid serving time; if they violate terms, the original sentence takes effect: He received a suspended sentence of two years.
Authorized delay of obligation
- probationSupervised trial period
- paroleConditional early release
- stayRemain in position
- abeyanceTemporary inactive state
leniency · clemency · plea bargain · mitigation · adjournment · reprieve · bail · judgment
Improve by correcting faults
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
accountability · offender · recovery · support services · treatment program · education · vocational training · mentorship
Renewed opportunity after failure
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- reprievePostponement of punishment
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
forgiveness · pardon · grace · mercy · opportunity · relief · compassion · judicial discretion
Overseeing people or processes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- probation officerCourt-appointed offender monitor
- check-insArrival confirmations
curfew · community service · reporting · oversight · restrictions · good behavior · violation · revocation
deferment
Authorized delay of obligation
abeyance · leniency · clemency · plea bargain · mitigation · adjournment · reprieve · bail · judgment · conviction
reform
Improve by correcting faults
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
guidance · accountability · offender · recovery · support services · treatment program · education · vocational training · mentorship · case management
second chance
Renewed opportunity after failure
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- reprievePostponement of punishment
redemption · forgiveness · pardon · grace · mercy · opportunity · relief · compassion · judicial discretion · mitigating circumstances
supervision
Overseeing people or processes
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- probation officerCourt-appointed offender monitor
check-ins · curfew · community service · reporting · oversight · restrictions · good behavior · violation · revocation · terms
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- Criminal Penaltiesprison, jail, incarceration, death penalty, criminal fine
- legal penaltiesarrest, jail, jail time, fine, prison
- prison sentencesprison term, jail time, life without parole, mandatory minimum, doing time
- sentencingdeath row, probation, mandatory minimum, imprisonment, prison term
suspended sentencelife imprisonment
Incarceration until natural death
death sentence · capital punishment · life without parole · maximum sentence · hard time
suspended sentenceacquittal
Formal clearing of charges
not guilty verdict · dismissal · charges dropped · exoneration · case dismissed
suspend, suspended, suspending, suspends, suspension, suspensions, suspense, suspenseful, suspender