conditional sentence
(legal, Canada) probation.
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(legal, Canada) probation.
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(grammar) A sentence discussing factual implications or hypothetical situations and their consequences. A full conditional sentence contains two clauses: the condition or protasis, and the consequence or apodosis.
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— Bluesky· May 2026
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