PROBATION

Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by a court instead of serving time in prison.

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probation

Noun

  1. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
    You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.
  2. A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions
    He got two years probation for robbery.
  3. The act of testing; proof


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