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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
trial period
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From the audience, Carlos’ mother, Monica Gonzalez, watched as a judge sentenced driver Jacob Bustillos to three years of probation in addition to the brief term he’d just completed behind bars.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

District Attorney Nathan Hochman launched an investigation using law-enforcement databases with records of virtually everyone the county had prosecuted since the 1960s, including juveniles whose files had been scrubbed from the probation department.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

He himself is out on probation for a harassment charge he garnered last year in a Steak ’n Shake, a business he is now permanently banned from entering.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

And those consequences tend to be mild: Several incidents in the Washington Post piece resulted in probation for offenders who used Flock inappropriately.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

Even Charlie’s academic probation from Harvard feels like it’s part of the plan to get us to this point.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

"We need make sure our communities are safe and criminals are taken back to prison when they break the terms of their probations," her eldest daughter Jess said.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2025

Documents may include formal accusations, which detail allegations of gross negligence and other violations; letters of reprimand; and disciplinary orders spelling out stipulated agreements, suspensions, revocations and probations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2021

Their protests earned them 12-month probations from the U.S.

From Washington Post Jun. 5, 2020

Some want uniform caps on probation terms and the Senate bill calls for such limits: three years for misdemeanors and five years for probations.

From Washington Times Jan. 22, 2020

Little by little, through divers probations, we begin to feel ground under our feet.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 90, June, 1875 by Various




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