probation
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Because she’s on pretrial probation, the federal government has seized her passport.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
The disciplinary stipulation approved by the State Bar Court on April 6 calls for a one-year period of probation with conditions including a 30-day suspension of Ardestani’s license.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
After serving 16-and-a-half months of his sentence, he was released on probation and has since been working to rebuild his life, which was recently the subject of BBC Three documentary The Trials of Pa Salieu.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But as applied to Ms. Chiles, it functions as a state control of what she may say, threatening therapists “with fines, probation, and the loss of their licenses simply for expressing a particular view.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
My only sensible plan was to sit tight, go to court, and hope for probation.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Vocabulary lists containing probation
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