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58 執行猶予
Suspended Sentence

Meaning

Primary

Suspended Sentence

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Reading

しっこうゆうよ

Notes

Groups

    • 執行 Execution, Carrying Out, Performance, Enforcement, Exercise, Service

    • 猶予 Extension, Delay, Postpone

    • 執行猶予 Suspended Sentence

Remarks

  • Don't confuse execution 執行 しっこう with enforcement 施行 しこう

  • Suspended Sentence is a prison sentence that isn't put into immediate effect. A suspended sentence allows a judge to decide that the offence is serious enough for a jail term, but in the particular circumstances of the case, some or all of the imprisonment should be suspended.

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