probation

  • 51probation officer — noun (C) someone whose job is to watch, advise, and help people who have broken the law and are on probation …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52probation officer — proba′tion of ficer n. law an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 53probation officer — /prəˈbeɪʃən ɒfəsə/ (say pruh bayshuhn ofuhsuh) noun a person appointed to advise and supervise offenders under probation …

  • 54probation order — /prəˈbeɪʃən ɔdə/ (say pruh bayshuhn awduh) noun Law a form of bond by which an offender is not imprisoned but must report on a regular basis to a probation officer …

  • 55probation pass-holder — /prəbeɪʃən ˈpas hoʊldə/ (say pruhbayshuhn pahs hohlduh) noun Australian History a convict working under the probation system …

  • 56probation system — /prəˈbeɪʃən sɪstəm/ (say pruh bayshuhn sistuhm) noun Australian History a system under which convicts worked in restricted freedom, initially in gangs for the government and then for private employers for wages, ultimately progressing to a pardon …

  • 57probation officer — probuotojas statusas Aprobuotas sritis baudžiamoji teisė ir procesas apibrėžtis Valstybės tarnautojas, dirbantis Lietuvos probacijos tarnyboje. atitikmenys: angl. probation officer šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos probacijos įstatymo projektas …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 58probation officer — An officer, usually attached to a juvenile court, who is charged with the care of juvenile delinquents, and in some jurisdictions with the superintendence of convicts who are at large on probation or suspended sentence …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 59probation — Synonyms and related words: acid test, assay, blank determination, brouillon, criterion, crucial test, crucible, determination, docimasy, essay, feeling out, first draft, kiteflying, ordeal, proof, rough draft, rough sketch, sounding out,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 60probation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. period of trial, ordeal, moral trial; see punishment . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. trial period, test period, suspension of sentence …

    English dictionary for students