◎ 死缓 sǐhuǎn [stay of execution;death sentence with a reprieve and forced labour] 判处死刑,同时宣告缓期二年执行,实行劳动改造,以观后效的简称 死缓是我国刑事立法的一个创造。这种规定为了贯彻“少杀”的政策,给被判处死刑的犯罪分子以最后的悔改和立功赎罪的机会
英文翻译
1.{律} death sentence with a two-year reprieve and forced labour; stay of [for] execution; death sentence with reprieve