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21probation — probational, probationary /proh bay sheuh ner ee/, adj. probationship, n. /proh bay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of testing. 2. the testing or trial of a person s conduct, character, qualifications, or the like. 3. the state or period of such testing… …
22probation — noun VERB + PROBATION ▪ give sb, place sb on, put sb on, sentence sb to ▪ He was placed on probation for two years. ▪ She was sentenced to a year s probation. ▪ …
23probation — noun (U) 1 a system that allows some criminals not to go to prison, if they behave well and see a probation officer (=special adviser) regularly, for a fixed period of time: The court fined Kevin and gave him two years probation. | (put sb) on… …
24probation — n. 1) to release smb. on probation 2) to violate (the terms of one s) probation 3) on probation (he s out on probation) * * * [prə beɪʃ(ə)n] to release smb. on probation to violate (the terms of one s) probation on probation (he s out on… …
25probation — pro|ba|tion [prəˈbeıʃən US prou ] n [U] 1.) a system that allows some criminals not to go to prison or to leave prison, if they behave well and see a probation officer regularly, for a particular period of time ▪ The judge sentenced Jennings to… …
26probation — pro|ba|tion [ prə beıʃn ] noun uncount * 1. ) a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a PROBATION OFFICER check their behavior for a specific period of time …
27probation — (pro ba sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1° Dans quelques ordres religieux, le noviciat, parce qu on y met comme à l épreuve les novices. 2° Il se dit aussi du temps d épreuve qui précède le noviciat. • S enfermer dans le cloître… …
28probation — [[t]prəbe͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM pro͟ʊ [/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT 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. A young woman admitted… …
29probation */ — UK [prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a probation officer check their behaviour for a specific period of time …
30probation — /prəˈbeɪʃən / (say pruh bayshuhn) noun 1. the act of testing. 2. the testing or trial of a person s conduct, character, qualifications, or the like. 3. the state or period of such testing or trial. 4. Law a. a method of dealing with offenders,… …
