Added - 09 Thu March 2006 A deferred sentence refers to after conviction, when a person may have the passing of sentence deferred for a period of up to 6 months. Sentence is passed after changes (if any) in the circumstances of the case have been assessed. For example, the offender may have made some form of reparation.
A sentence of a convicted person in which, technically, the court puts off sentencing for a period of time under certain conditions.
when a conviction is entered of record, but the court delays handing down a sentence until certain conditions (completion of counseling, for example) are met