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probation

noun
/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/UK/ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/US

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English probacioun, from Middle French probation, from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio (“a trying, inspection, examination”), from probare, past participle probatus (“to test, examine”); see probate, probe, prove.

  1. derived from probatio
  2. derived from probacion
  3. derived from probation
  4. inherited from probacioun

Definitions

  1. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed…

    A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.

    • You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.

  2. A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a…

    A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

    • He got two years probation for robbery.

  3. A testing period of time.

    • A probation of long and shameful years must be gone through; each one with the endurance more bitter, suffering yet more intolerable, before the debtor can arrive at that system of reckless evasion which is the last stage of poverty.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The act of testing

      The act of testing; proof.

      • Such assessment of others' organizational morality is a crucial aspect of a more general set of probations that are intrinsic to managerial work.

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Derived

academic probation, come on vacation, leave on probation, probational, probationary, probationer, probationist, probation officer, probationship

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