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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
trial period
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CIA director David Petraeus, who shared defense information with his biographer, received two years probation and a $100,000 fine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Bolton will instead ask the court for probation, which is far more suitable for the single offense, but a judge will decide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The claim names the probation department and the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

However, it was deemed by the probation service and the Ministry of Justice's data protection unit that the breaches were not serious enough to warrant further action.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

One in 9 black men between the ages of twenty and thirty-five was behind bars in 2006, and far more were under some form of penal control—such as probation or parole.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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