Definitions for probation
proʊˈbeɪ ʃənpro·ba·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probationnoun

   a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

2. probationnoun

   a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself

3. probationnoun

   (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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probationnoun

   A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance

   You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.

2. probationnoun

   A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions

   He got two years probation for robbery.

3. probationnoun

   The act of testing; proof

4. Etymology: From probation, from probatio, from probare, past participle probatus; see probate, probe, prove.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROBATIONnoun

   Etymology: probatio, Lat. from probo, Lat. probation, Fr.

   1. Proof; evidence; testimony.

   Of the truth herein,
   This present object made probation. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   He was lapt in a most curious mantle, which, for more probation, I can produce. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   2. The act of proving by ratiocination or testimony.

   When these principles, what is, is, and it is impossible for the same thing to be, and not to be, are made use of in the probation of propositions, wherein are words standing for complex ideas, as man or horse, there they make men receive and retain falsehood for manifest truth. John Locke.

   3. [ Probation, Fr.] Trial; examination.

   In the practical part of knowledge, much will be left to experience and probation, whereunto indication cannot so fully reach. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   4. Trial before entrance into monastick life; noviciate.

   I suffer many things as an author militant, whereof, in your days of probation, you have been a sharer. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

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1. Probation

   Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration. In some jurisdictions, the term probation applies only to community sentences (alternatives to incarceration), such as suspended sentences. In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison on parole.An offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer. During the period of probation, an offender faces the threat of being incarcerated if found breaking the rules set by the court or probation officer. Offenders are ordinarily required to maintain law-abiding behavior, and may be ordered to refrain from possession of firearms, remain employed, participate in an educational program, abide a curfew, live at a directed place, obey the orders of the probation officer, or not leave the jurisdiction. The probationer might be ordered as well to refrain from contact with the victims (such as a former partner in a domestic violence case), with potential victims of similar crimes (such as minors, if the instant offense involves child sexual abuse), or with known criminals, particularly co-defendants. Additionally, offenders can be subject to refrain from use or possession of alcohol and other drugs and may be ordered to submit alcohol/drug tests or participate in alcohol/drug psychological treatment. Offenders on probation might be fitted with an electronic tag (or monitor), which signals their movement to officials. Some courts permit defendants of limited means to perform community service in order to pay off their probation fines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probationnoun

   the act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof

2. Probationnoun

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

3. Probationnoun

   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. Probationnoun

   the trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor

5. Probationnoun

   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

6. Etymology: [L. probatio, fr. probare to try, examine, prove: cf. F. probation. See Prove.]

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1. Probation

   Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by a court in the stead of serving time in prison. In some jurisdictions, the term probation only applies to community sentences, such as suspended sentences. In others, probation also includes supervision of those conditionally released from prison on parole. An offender on probation is ordered to follow certain conditions set forth by the court, often under the supervision of a probation officer. During this testing period, an offender faces the threat of being sent back to prison, if found breaking the rules. Offenders are ordinarily required to refrain from possession of firearms, and may be ordered to remain employed, abide to a curfew, live at a directed place, obey the orders of the probation officer, or not leave the jurisdiction. The probationer might be ordered as well to refrain from contact with the victims, with potential victims of similar crimes, or with known criminals, particularly co-defendants. Additionally, the restrictions can include a ban on possession or use of alcoholic beverages, even if alcohol was not involved in the original criminal charges. Offenders on probation might be fitted with an electronic tag, which signals their whereabouts to officials. Also, offenders have been ordered to submit to repeated alcohol/drug testing or to participate in alcohol/drug or psychological treatment, or to perform community service work.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Probation

   prō-bā′shun, n. act of proving: any proceeding to elicit truth, &c.: trial: time of trial: moral trial: noviciate.—adjs. Probā′tional, Probā′tionary, relating to probation or trial.—n. Probā′tioner, one who is on probation or trial: (Scot.) one licensed to preach, but not ordained to a pastorate.—adjs. Prō′bative, Prō′batory, serving for proof or trial: relating to proof.—n. Probā′tor, an examiner.—The doctrine of future probation, the doctrine that the gospel will be preached in another life to the unregenerate dead or to those who never heard it in life. [Fr.,—L.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. probation

   The noviciate period of cadets, midshipmen, apprentices, &c.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of probation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of probation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of probation in a Sentence

1. Patrick Morrisey:

   My campaign will be informing his probation officer in Nevada about this issue right away, to determine if this refusal to comply with federal law violates the terms of his supervised release, west Virginians don’t need a candidate who may not even be able to campaign in the state against Joe Manchin.

2. Rex Scott:

   If it does turn out that current detainees in the jail are going to be released, they are non-violent, non-dangerous people who are primarily in there because they violated their probation.

3. Elie Honig:

   At a minimum, this is overstep by the probation department. Probation's job is to protect the community, protect the probationer, and ensure the probationer doesn't flee. But it's far beyond the role of probation to limit speech in the name of policing whether its subjects are' glamorized' in the public eye.

4. David Jaros:

   I find it hard to believe saddling this guy with a record and probation that could result in jail time is the best way to resolve what is clearly a mental health problem, this is a classic example of how the criminal justice system can ultimately create hurdles for a person trying to get the help they need.

5. Ronald Daigle Jr.:

   There is a clear double standard, my client was sentenced to a year in federal prison, fine, probation, house arrest and a dishonorable discharge from the Navy.

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