Deferred sentence

deferred sentence - The court retains jurisdiction to sentence the defendant at a later time.
deliberation - The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being given the court's instructions.

Deferred Sentence - A sentence that is postponed to a future time. After conviction, the judge does not announce or impose a sentence, but defers sentencing to a future date so that the defendant will complete certain conditions, ...

deferred sentence See sentence.
degree of kindred The degree of kindred is established by the number of generations, and each generation is called a degree.

See also: District Court, Probation officer, Garnishee, Action, Consecutive sentence