猶予(ゆうよ)

ゆうよ
noun, verb-suru
postponement, grace period, reprieve
1. postponement, delay, grace period
A period of time granted before something must be done or before a decision takes effect. Often used in legal and official contexts for extensions, deferrals, or probation.
猶予(ゆうよ)はもうない。
There is no more time to spare.
支払(しはら)いの猶予(ゆうよ)を認(みと)めてもらった。
I was granted a grace period for payment.
懲役(ちょうえき)3年(ねん)、執行(しっこう)猶予(ゆうよ)5年(ねん)の判決(はんけつ)が言(い)い渡(わた)された。
A sentence of three years imprisonment, suspended for five years, was handed down.

USAGE:
Functions as a noun and suru-verb. In legal contexts, 執行(しっこう)猶予(ゆうよ) means a suspended sentence — the prison term is deferred on condition of good behavior. In everyday language, 猶予(ゆうよ)がない means there is no time to waste or no room for delay.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 執行(しっこう)猶予(ゆうよ): suspended sentence
  • 猶予(ゆうよ)期間(きかん): grace period
  • 猶予(ゆうよ)がない: no time to spare
  • 猶予(ゆうよ)を与(あた)える: to grant a reprieve
  • 支払(しはら)いの猶予(ゆうよ): payment deferral
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