UK: Sentencing in Court?

[Michael]

I was watching one of those Police show and it said that the criminal was sentenced to "Four months imprisonment, suspended for one year"

Does it mean he got off with a prison sentence?

 

[Sal*UK]

Its suspended for one year so as long as he doesn't appear before the Court agaiin in that 12 months, he won't serve the sentence.

 

[Grey Harbour]

It means that he has to do four months in prison, but he doesn't have to it right now, he has to do it in a year.

 

[Áine]

grey harbour: dont answer questions you know nothing about,

it means he got four months but he may end up not atcually serving them if he stays out of trouble for a year but the next thing he does that alnds him in court will mean he will have to serve the four months.so the first guy was right.

 

[Derek W]

If he keeps out of trouble for a year he doesn't go to prison.