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A trained barrister, he is a former solicitor general for England and Wales, and has been prisons and probations minister.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2023

Documents may include formal accusations, which detail allegations of gross negligence and other violations; letters of reprimand; and disciplinary orders spelling out stipulated agreements, suspensions, revocations and probations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021

Their protests earned them 12-month probations from the U.S.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2020

Penalties listed in the guide include team probations and suspension from post-season play.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2016

Our impatience of suffering may make death sometimes appear the most desirable thing in all God's universe; yet who can tell what trials or probations may be ordained for us hereafter?

From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny