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Discover LudwigThe phrase "suspend sentence" is correct and is often used in written English.
It refers to the act of temporarily delaying or postponing a legal judgement or punishment for a convicted individual. Example: "The judge decided to suspend the sentence for the first-time offender, giving him a chance to rehabilitate himself before facing the consequences of his actions."
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Weyman's father then appealed to the Judge to suspend sentence, and promised to support his son, his daughter-in-law, and his grandchild, and to pay for psychiatric treatment for his son.
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He received a suspended sentence.
Alexei Navalny was given a suspended sentence.
The chef gets a suspended sentence.
Samutsevich was later given a suspended sentence.
Her punishment was a suspended sentence.
Mr. Chey received a suspended sentence.
Logovsky got a suspended sentence.
His conviction activated an earlier suspended sentence.
He was given a suspended sentence.
He receives a nine-month suspended sentence.
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