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pa·role 
[puh-rohl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -roled, -rol·ing, adjective
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[puh-rohl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -roled, -rol·ing, adjective –noun
–verb (used with object)
–adjective
| 1. | Penology.
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| 2. | Military.
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| 3. | word of honor given or pledged. |
| 4. | (in U.S. immigration laws) the temporary admission of aliens into the U.S. for emergency reasons or on grounds considered in the public interest, as authorized by and at the discretion of the attorney general. |
| 5. | to place or release on parole. |
| 6. | to admit (an alien) into the U.S. under the parole provision: An increased number of Hungarian refugees were paroled into the United States. |
| 7. | of or pertaining to parole or parolees: a parole record. |
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pa·rol·a·ble, adjective
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pa·role
[pa-rawl] Pronunciation Key
[pa-rawl] Pronunciation Key –noun French.
| language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (contrasted with langue). |
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| pa·role
(pə-rōl') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. pa·roled, pa·rol·ing, pa·roles To release (a prisoner) on parole. [French, promise, word, from Vulgar Latin *paraula, from Latin parabola, discourse; see parable.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
parole
parole
1616, "word of honor," especially "promise by a prisoner of war not to escape," from Fr. parole "word, speech" (in parole d'honneur "word of honor") from Gallo-Romance *paraula "speech, discourse," from L. parabola (see parable). Sense of "conditional release of a prisoner before full term" is first attested 1908 in criminal slang. The verb (1716) originally was what the prisoner did ("pledge"); its transitive meaning "put on parole" is first attested 1853.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| parole | |
noun | |
| 1. | a promise; "he gave his word" |
| 2. | a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password] |
| 3. | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with |
verb | |
| 1. | release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pa·role
Pronunciation: p&-'rOl
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolE comparison
: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence and who remains under the control of and in the legal custody of a parole authority —compare PROBATION
Main Entry: pa·role
Pronunciation: p&-'rOl
Function: noun
Etymology: Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolE comparison
: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence and who remains under the control of and in the legal custody of a parole authority —compare PROBATION
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Parole, MD (CDP, FIPS 60325) Location: 38.98415 N, 76.55308 W
Population (1990): 10054 (4534 housing units)
Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Parole
Pa*role"\, n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.]1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. --Macaulay. 3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. 4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.
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Parole
Pa*role"\, a. See 2d Parol.
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Parole
Pa*role"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paroled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paroling.] (Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.
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