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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
trial period
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Atlanta rapper Young Thug told fans on Wednesday that he’s ‘all about peace and love’ about an hour before prosecutors filed a motion to revoke his probation.

From Los Angeles Times

Documents suggest Epstein took a Virgin Atlantic flight from the US to London Heathrow in September 2010, just two months after he completed his probation on house arrest.

From BBC

As part of its plea deal with the DoJ, the bank was placed on probation for three years.

From The Wall Street Journal

That probation was violated in 2024 but eventually ended in July of that year.

From Los Angeles Times

But following talks with unions and business groups last week, the qualifying period will instead be set at six months' service, and the legal probation period shelved.

From BBC