| NOUN | time | probation | a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership |
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| time | probation | a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself | |
| act | probation | (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them |
| Sounds | prowbey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership. | |
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| Broader | trial period, test period | A period of time during which someone or something is tested |
| Adjectives | probationary | under terms not final / final or fully worked out or agreed upon |
| Meaning | A trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself. | |
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| Broader | trial period, test period | A period of time during which someone or something is tested |
| Adjectives | probationary | under terms not final / final or fully worked out or agreed upon |
| Verbs | probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence |
| Meaning | (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court. | |
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| Example | "probation is part of the sentencing process" | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | liberation, release, freeing | The act of liberating someone or something |
| Spanish | libertad condicional | |
| Catalan | llibertat condicional | |
| Verbs | probate | put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence |
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