huǎn​xíng

suspended sentence

Senses

缓刑/ 緩刑 huǎn​xíng suspended sentence

A legal punishment where a convict's prison sentence is delayed for a period of time, often called probation; if the convict does not break the law during this time, the sentence is never served.

缓刑/ 緩刑 huǎn​xíng to reduce a penalty

(literary) To show mercy by lessening or softening a criminal punishment.

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