probation
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Because she’s on pretrial probation, the federal government has seized her passport.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and one day in jail, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Yet he was barred from suing, because he previously was given a $304 fine and probation for breaking the same city law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The former justice secretary also previously served as Welsh secretary, prisons and probation minister and solicitor general.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
The system thus entered on, I pursued during the whole season of probation; and with the best success.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing probation
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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