probation
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After his recent probation violation, the district attorney’s office spokesperson said, Rice was ordered to serve that jail time immediately.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
He was sentenced to three years’ probation and fined $200, becoming the only person criminally convicted in connection with the Simpson case.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Frampton said he got to know "some of the service users and some of the probation officers".
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Frampton added that probation was "obviously a lot cheaper" than a custodial sentence.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of a lengthy sentence into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in prison or jail, on probation or parole.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing probation
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