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- DictionaryPa·role/pəˈrōl/
noun
- 1. the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior: "he committed a burglary while on parole"
- 2. the actual linguistic behavior or performance of individuals, in contrast to the linguistic system of a community.
verb
- 1. release (a prisoner) on parole: "he was paroled after serving nine months of a two-year sentence"
noun. the freeing of a prisoner before his sentence has expired, on the condition that he is of good behaviour. the duration of such conditional release. a promise given by a prisoner, as to be of good behaviour if granted liberty or partial liberty. a variant spelling of parol. military a password.
Parole (also known as provisional release or supervised release) is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole officers, or else they may be rearrested and returned to prison.
to place or release on parole. to admit (a non-U.S. citizen) into the United States for emergency reasons or on grounds considered in the public interest: An increased number of Hungarian refugees were paroled into the United States.
noun. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with. see more. verb. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole. “The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison” see more. noun.
parole. 1. [ p uh- rohl ] See synonyms for parole on Thesaurus.com. noun. Penology. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. such release or its duration. an official document authorizing such a release. Military.
PAROLE meaning: permission given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of a sentence usually as a reward for behaving well.
Definition of parole noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. parole. noun. /pəˈrəʊl/ [uncountable] permission that is given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave well. to be eligible for parole. on parole She was released on parole. Wordfinder. Collocations Criminal justice.
