created sense approved 缓刑/緩刑 · huǎnxíng · suspended sentence — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
缓刑 / 緩刑
huǎnxíng
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 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · to postpone 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 缓刑/緩刑 · huǎnxíng · to reduce a penalty — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
缓刑 / 緩刑
huǎnxíng
to reduce a penalty
(literary) To show mercy by lessening or softening a criminal punishment.
缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · to postpone 刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition