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noun
- 1. the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision: "I went to court and was put on probation"
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a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison: He was fined and given two years ' probation. The judge put him on probation for two years. He served a year in prison and was then let out on probation.
The meaning of PROBATION is critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation. How to use probation in a sentence.
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.
Probation is a period of time during which a person who has committed a crime has to obey the law and be supervised by a probation officer, rather than being sent to prison.
probation. noun. /prəˈbeɪʃn/ /prəʊˈbeɪʃn/ [uncountable] (law) a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a probation officer) regularly for a fixed period of time. He was given two years' probation. on probation The prisoner was put on probation. Wordfinder.
A probation is a period of time when a criminal needs to be on their best behavior: they're not in jail (yet or anymore) but they have to do certain things demanded by the court.
PROBATION definition: 1. a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to…. Learn more.
n. 1. the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like. 2. the state or period of such testing or trial. 3. the conditional release of an offender under the supervision of a probation officer.
PROBATION meaning: 1. a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to…. Learn more.
PROBATION meaning: 1 : a situation or period of time in which a person who is starting a new job is tested and watched to see if that person is able to do the job properly; 2 : a situation or period of time in which a person who has committed a crime is allowed to stay out of prison if that person behaves well, does not commit another crime, etc.
