probation
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Because she’s on pretrial probation, the federal government has seized her passport.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 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
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
“As far as I’m concerned, you’re on probation until the last chocolate’s sold.”
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
Vocabulary lists containing probation
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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