PROBATION


Meaning of PROBATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prō-ˈbā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English probacioun, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French probation, from Latin probation-, probatio, from probare

Date: 15th century

1. : critical examination and evaluation or subjection to such examination and evaluation

2.

a. : subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)

b. : the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender freedom during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer

c. : the state or a period of being subject to probation

• pro·ba·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• pro·ba·tion·al·ly adverb

• pro·ba·tion·ary -shə-ˌner-ē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.