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Parole

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Noun

1. parole, word, word of honor

a promise

Example Sentences:
'he gave his word'

2. countersign, parole, password, watchword, word

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

Example Sentences:
'he forgot the password'

3. parole

(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

Verb

4. parole

release a criminal from detention and place him on parole

Example Sentences:
'The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Parole

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noun
1. 
a. 
the freeing of a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
b. 
the duration of such conditional release
2. 
a promise given by a prisoner, as to be of good behaviour if granted liberty or partial liberty
3.  a variant spelling of parol
4. US military
a password
5. linguistics
language as manifested in the individual speech acts of particular speakers
Compare langue, performance (sense 7), competence (sense 5)
6.  on parole
verb (transitive)
7. 
to place (a person) on parole

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Parole

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noun
1.  Rare
word of honor; promise; esp., the promise of a prisoner of war to abide by certain conditions, often specif. to take no further part in the fighting, in exchange for full or partial freedom
2. 
the condition of being on parole
3.  US
a. 
the release of a prisoner whose sentence has not expired, on condition of future good behavior: the sentence is not set aside and the individual remains under the supervision of a parole board
b. 
the conditional freedom granted by such release, or the period of it
4.  Military; Obsolete
a special password used only by certain authorized persons
verb transitiveWord forms: paˈroled or paˈroling
5.  US
to grant parole to (a prisoner)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Parole

see synonyms of parole
n.
1. Law
a. Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.
b. The duration of such conditional release.
2. A password used by an officer of the day, an officer on guard, or the personnel commanded by such an officer.
3. Word of honor, especially that of a prisoner of war who is granted freedom only after promising not to engage in combat until formally exchanged.
4. Linguistics The act of speaking; a particular utterance or word.
tr.v. pa·roled, pa·rol·ing, pa·roles
To release (a prisoner) on parole.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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