split sentence
- A ruling where a portion of the punishment is spent in jail, while the remainder is suspended, typically substituted with a probation period
- The judge imposed a split sentence, meaning the offender would spend some time in jail and the rest on probation.
- Under the split sentence arrangement, the defendant will serve half the term incarcerated and the rest under supervised release.
- The use of a split sentence allows for part of the penalty to be served in prison and part of it to be served out of prison, typically on probation.
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