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deferent (1)
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deferential
deferred annuity
deferred billing
deferred compensation
deferred income taxes
deferred month
deferred sentence
defervescence
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deferred sentence
de·ferred sen·tence (plural de·ferred sen·tenc·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
conditional sentence: a sentence that is not passed until a specific period has elapsed in order to allow the court time to assess the behavior of the convicted person
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