d) an alternative sanction; shall mean a custodial sentence or measure involving B. ‘suspended sentence’ deprivation of liberty, the execution of which is conditionally suspended, wholly or in part, when the sentence is passed by imposing one or more probation measures. Such probation measures may be included in the judgment itself or determined in a separate probation decision taken by a competent authority; shall mean a judgment in which the imposition of a C. ‘conditional sentence’ sentence has been conditionally deferred by imposing one or more probation measures or in which one or more probation measures are imposed instead of a custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty. Such probation measures may be included in the judgment itself or determined in a separate probation decision taken by a competent authority; shall mean a sanction, other than a custodial sentence, a D. ‘alternative sanction’ measure involving deprivation of liberty or a financial penalty, imposing an obligation; shall mean a judgment or a final decision of a competent E. ‘probation decision’ authority of the issuing State taken on the basis of such judgment: a) granting a conditional release; or b) imposing probation measures; F. shall mean a final decision of a competent authority or ‘conditional release’ stemming from the national law on the early release of a sentenced person after part of the custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty has been served by imposing one or more probation measures; G. shall mean obligations and instructions imposed by a ‘probation measures’ competent authority on a natural person, in accordance with the national law of the issuing State, in connection with a suspended sentence, a conditional sentence or a conditional release; H. shall mean the Member State in which a judgment is delivered; ‘issuing State’ J. shall mean the Member State in which the probation measures ‘executing State’ and alternative sanctions are supervised. Article 25 Competent Authorities – (Framework Decision Article 3)
d) an alternative sanction; B. ‘suspended sentence’ shall mean a custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty, the execution of which is conditionally suspended, wholly or in part, when the sentence is passed by imposing one or more probation measures. Such probation measures may be included in the judgment itself or determined in a separate probation decision taken by a competent authority; C. ‘conditional sentence’ shall mean a judgment in which the imposition of a sentence has been conditionally deferred by imposing one or more probation measures or in which one or more probation measures are imposed instead of a custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty. Such probation measures may be included in the judgment itself or determined in a separate probation decision taken by a competent authority; D. ‘alternative sanction’ shall mean a sanction, other than a custodial sentence, a measure involving deprivation of liberty or a financial penalty, imposing an obligation; E. ‘probation decision’ shall mean a judgment or a final decision of a competent authority of the issuing State taken on the basis of such judgment: a) granting a conditional release; or b) imposing probation measures; F. ‘conditional release’ shall mean a final decision of a competent authority or stemming from the national law on the early release of a sentenced person after part of the custodial sentence or measure involving deprivation of liberty has been served by imposing one or more probation measures; G. ‘probation measures’ shall mean obligations and instructions imposed by a competent authority on a natural person, in accordance with the national law of the issuing State, in connection with a suspended sentence, a conditional sentence or a conditional release; H. ‘issuing State’ shall mean the Member State in which a judgment is delivered; J. ‘executing State’ shall mean the Member State in which the probation measures and alternative sanctions are supervised. Article 25 – Competent Authorities (Framework Decision Article 3)