Contemporary science is typically subdivided into the natural sciences, which study the material universe; the social sciences, which study people and societies; and the formal sciences, which study logic and mathematics.
Definition of suspend for English Language Learners : to force (someone) to leave a job, position, or place for a usually short period of time as a form of punishment : to stop (something) for a usually short period of time
Suspending a sentence prior to the imposition means that a judge refrains from handing down a sentence at all. Suspending a sentence prior to the execution means that a judge has decided on a sentence, but has refrained from actually carrying it out. Suspended sentences can also be unconditional or conditional.