PROBATION

[noun] [U] - a period of time during which you must behave well or do good workIf a new employee is on probation, they are being watched and tested in order to see if their work is good enough and if they are the right person for the job.(US) If a student is on probation, they must behave well or improve their work.If a person who has committed a crime is on probation, they are not sent to prison but must see a probation officer regularly and must not commit more crimes.He served a year in prison and was then let out on probation.A probation officer is a person whose job it is to see people regularly who have committed crimes and who are on probation and to help them live honestly.