probation
English Thesaurus
1. (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 (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | freeing, liberation, release, |
| definition | : | the act of liberating someone or something (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | test period, trial period, test period, trial period, |
| definition | : | a period of time during which someone or something is tested (noun.time) |
3. (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 (noun.act)
4. a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself (noun.time)
| derivation | : | probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative, probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative, |
| definition | : | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon (adj.all) |
5. (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 (noun.act)
6. a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself (noun.time)
| derivation | : | probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative, probationary, provisional, provisionary, tentative, |
| definition | : | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon (adj.all) |
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