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Definition of 'probation'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) probation
the testing or trial of a person's conduct, character, qualifications, or the like.

2.  probation
the state or period of such testing or trial.

3.  probation
the conditional release of an offender under the supervision of a probation officer.

4.  probation
the trial period or condition of a student who is being permitted to redeem failures, misconduct, etc.

5.  probation
the act of testing.

6.  probation
Archaic. proof.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L probātiō approval, proof. See prove , -tion)

Definition of 'probation'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) probation
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

2. (noun) probation
a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself

3. (noun) probation
(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
"probation is part of the sentencing process"

Definition of 'probation'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) probation
a period of time when a criminal is not in prison but must agree not to commit another crime
He's been put on probation for six months.

2. probation
a period when a new employee can be fired if they do not perform well
a three month probation period

Definition of 'probation'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) probation
the act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof

2. (noun) probation
any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine character, qualification, etc.; examination; trial; as, to engage a person on probation

3. (noun) probation
the novitiate which a person must pass in a convent, to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the severities of the rule

4. (noun) probation
the trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor

5. (noun) probation
moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in which he has the opportunity of proving his character, and becoming qualified for a happier state

Translation of 'probation'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.
Afrikaans: parool	Arabic: مُراقَبَة المَحْكوم عليْه	Bulgarian: условно пускане на свобод
Brazilian: liberdade condicional	Czech: propuštění na podmínku	German: die Bewährung
Danish: prøveløsladelse	Greek: δικαστική επιτήρηση	Spanish: libertad provisional
Estonian: kriminaalhooldus (karistu	Farsi: آزادی مشروط	Finnish: koeaika
French: (mise en) liberté surveil	Hebrew: תְקוּפָת מִבחָן	Hindi: परिवीक्षा, परख
Hungarian: feltételes szabadlábra he	Indonesian: hukuman percobaan	Icelandic: skilorðsdómur
Italian: (libertà vigilata)	Japanese: 執行猶予	Korean: 보호관찰
Lithuanian: lygtinis nuteisimas	Latvian: nosacīta atbrīvošana (no	Malay: percubaan
Dutch: voorwaardelijke gevangeni	Norwegian: prøvetid	Polish: zawieszenie (kary)
Persian: آزادی مشروط	Pashto: مشروطه ازادى	Portuguese: liberdade vigiada
Romanian: (punereîn stare de) liber	Russian: условное освобождение	Slovak: podmienečné prepustenie
Slovenian: pogojni izpust	Serbian: uslovna sloboda	Swedish: skyddstillsyn, villkorlig
Thai: การภาคทัณฑ์	Turkish: erteleme, tecil	Taiwanese: 緩刑
Ukrainian: умовне звільнення на пору	Urdu: جانچ، آزمائش	Vietnamese: chế độ án treo
Chinese: 缓刑
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