KansalaisuuskurssiGlossary · Chapter 7: Rule of law
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Finnish word. In English: conditional (suspended) prison sentence
A prison sentence that you do not serve in prison if you commit no new crime during the probation period.
Facts about the word
- A prison sentence of at most two years can be made conditional. Rikoslaki 6 luku 9 §
- The probation period of a conditional sentence is at least one year and at most three years. Rikoslaki 2 b luku 3 §
- If the person commits a new crime during the probation period that should lead to unconditional prison, the court can order the conditional sentence to be enforced. Rikoslaki 2 b luku 5 §
The facts come from public sources, such as the authorities' own pages and the law.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A conditional sentence is not served if the person commits no new crime during the probation period. The prisoner does not decide, and it is not a game.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Rule of law and legislation. The chapter page has the full context and practice questions.
