parole
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1. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act)
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | arcanum, secret, |
| definition | : | information known only to a special group (noun.communication) |
| hypernym | : | positive identification, |
| definition | : | evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance (noun.communication) |
3. a promise (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | promise, |
| definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
4. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social)
5. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act)
| derivation | : | parole, |
| definition | : | release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social) |
6. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social)
| derivation | : | parole, |
| definition | : | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | parolee, probationer, |
| definition | : | someone released on probation or on parole (noun.person) |
7. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act)
| derivation | : | parole, |
| definition | : | release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social) |
8. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole (verb.social)
| derivation | : | parole, |
| definition | : | (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | parolee, probationer, |
| definition | : | someone released on probation or on parole (noun.person) |
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