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PROBATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Example:
probation is part of the sentencing process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("probation" is a kind of...):
freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
probate (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("probation" is a kind of...):
test period; trial period (a period of time during which someone or something is tested)
Derivation:
probate (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
probationary (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("probation" is a kind of...):
test period; trial period (a period of time during which someone or something is tested)
Derivation:
probationary (under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon)
