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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn]

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noun

the act of testing.

the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

the state or period of such testing or trial.

Law.

a method of dealing with offenders, especially young persons guilty of minor crimes or first offenses, by allowing them to go at large under supervision of a probation officer.

the state of having been conditionally released.

Education. a trial period or condition of students in certain educational institutions who are being permitted to redeem failures, misconduct, etc.

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the testing or trial of a candidate for membership in a religious body or order, for holy orders, etc.

Archaic. proof.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English probacion < Latin probātiōn- (stem of probātiō). See probate, -ion

Related forms

pro·ba·tion·al, pro·ba·tion·ar·y

[proh-bey-shuh-ner-ee] , adjective

pro·ba·tion·ship, noun

non·pro·ba·tion, noun

un·pro·ba·tion·al, adjective

un·pro·ba·tion·ar·y, adjective

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Example Sentences

All were found guilty and sentenced to probation and community service.

Two years later it gave the probation board more money to improve supervision and treatment programmes.

Parts failures resulting in one model being placed on sudden-death probation.

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All were found guilty and sentenced to probation and community service.

Two years later it gave the probation board more money to improve supervision and treatment programmes.

Parts failures resulting in one model being placed on sudden-death probation.

It is a gamble, and meanwhile ordinary probation services look likely to be squeezed.

He pleaded no contest, paid a fine and did six months' probation.

The real probation period for these adjustments will be after the cancellation of financing from well-known superpower.

Probation officers or rehab clinic staff can peel them off, freeze them, and ship them on dry ice to a drug-testing laboratory.

Probation need not be limited to the length of the original sentence.

No one has been placed on probation or fired based on the computer's evaluation, either.

Lawless areas are flooded with police, social workers and probation officers.

Had he been charged with misdemeanors, he would likely have faced probation or house arrest.

Scali will also face fines and will have his computer usage monitored during probation.

Parker was sentenced to probation after a misdemeanor conviction stemming from a confrontation with a photographer.

He will remain on university probation for three years.

Mafiaboy will also serve one year of probation after his release from the detention center.

In what could be a far-reaching change, the state is shifting inmates to county jails and probation officers.

They all pleaded guilty and were sentenced to probation and community service.

It wants the government to extend the probation period after release to as much as ten.

And he met their families, their probation officers, and the police officers who constantly monitored them.

He was ultimately sentenced to six months home confinement at his parents' house and two years of probation.

The misdemeanor carries up to a year in prison, but sentencing guidelines suggest probation for a first offense.

And then last summer, after serving less than two, he was released into carefully guarded probation.

The lawyer is seeking a sentence of probation for the programmer, who is free on bail.

He found a social life, as well as an address to give his probation officer, through an ad for stereo equipment.

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World English Dictionary

probation (prəˈbeɪʃən)

—n
1.	a system of dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
2.	on probation
	a. under the supervision of a probation officer
	b. undergoing a test period
3.	a trial period, as for a teacher, religious novitiate, etc
4.	the act of proving or testing
5.	a period during which a new employee may have his employment terminated on the grounds of unsuitability

pro'bational

—*adj*

pro'bationary

—*adj*

pro'bationally

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

probation

early 15c., "trial, experiment, test," from O.Fr. probacion (14c.), from L. probationem (nom. probatio) "inspection, examination," noun of action from probare "to test" (see prove). Meaning "testing of a person's conduct" is from early 15c.; theological sense first recorded

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1520s; criminal justice sense is first recorded in U.S. c.1878.

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