period of probation
1Probation — is the suspension of all or part of a jail sentence; the criminal who is on probation has been convicted of a crime, but instead of serving jail time, has been found by the Court to be amenable to probation and will be returned to the community… …
2probation — 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… …
3probation — pro·ba·tion /prō bā shən/ n [Middle French, critical examination and evaluation, from Latin probation probatio, from probare to test, approve, prove] 1 a: subjection to a period of evaluation and possible termination at the commencement of… …
4probation — pro‧ba‧tion [prəˈbeɪʆn ǁ proʊ ] noun [uncountable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a period of time during which a new employee is tested to make sure they are suitable for a job: • At the end of the year I can pass or fail or have my probation extended. •… …
5Probation (disambiguation) — Probation is the suspension of all or part of a jail sentence.Probation may also refer to:* Future probation, a concept in Christian soteriology * Academic probation, the warning period allowed students to reverse serious academic or behavioral… …
6probation — [prō bā′shən] n. [ME probacion < OFr < L probatio < probare, to prove: see PROBE] 1. a testing or trial, as of a person s character, ability to meet requirements, etc. 2. the suspension of sentence of a person convicted but not yet… …
7probation — [n] trial period apprenticeship, novi ciate, test period, trial; concepts 87,290,291 …
8probation — ► NOUN 1) Law the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision. 2) the process of testing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role. DERIVATIVES probationary adjective …
9period of testing — index probation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10period of trial — index probation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
