PROBATION
\pɹə͡ʊbˈe͡ɪʃən], \pɹəʊbˈeɪʃən], \p_ɹ_əʊ_b_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of PROBATION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(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"
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a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
By Princeton University
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(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"
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a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof.
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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.
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The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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Act of proving; proof; any proceeding intended to put a person to a test as to character, ability, etc.; trial or test.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] Act of proving; proof;-evidence; testimony ;-act of testing; trial ; examination;-any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine character, qualification, or the like ;-the period of novitiate before entrance into a monastic or conventual life ;-moral trial ; the exercise and discipline which man undergoes in this present life.
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