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