probation
21probation — [[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… …
22probation */ — 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 …
23probation — /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,… …
24probation — n. 1 Law a system of suspending the sentence on an offender subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision. 2 a process or period of testing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role, esp. of a new employee. 3 a moral… …
25probation — noun Etymology: Middle English probacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French probation, from Latin probation , probatio, from probare Date: 15th century 1. critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and… …
26probation — The evidence which proves a thing; the act of proving; proof; trial; test. Used in the latter sense when referring to the initial period of employment during which a new, transferred, or promoted employee must prove or show that he is capable of… …
27PROBATION — s. f. Épreuve. On appelle ainsi, dans quelques Ordres religieux, Le temps du noviciat, parce qu on y éprouve les novices avant que de les recevoir à faire profession. Pendant son année de probation. Il signifie aussi, Le temps d épreuve qui… …
28PROBATION — n. f. épreuve. On appelle ainsi, dans certains Ordres religieux, le Temps du noviciat, parce qu’on y éprouve les novices avant de les recevoir à faire profession. Pendant son année de probation. Il désigne aussi le Temps d’épreuve qui précède le… …
29probation — noun /ˌproʊˈbeɪʃən/ a) A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance Youll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, theyll hire you permanently. b) A …
30probation — pro·ba·tion || prÉ™ beɪʃn n. test period, trial period; attempt, trial; conditional release from jail during which a criminal is under supervision of a probation officer …
