probation

CEFRB2

/ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A period when an offender is supervised instead of being sent to prison.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A testing period of time.

Examples

  • The end of my probation period is nearing.

  • Tom is still on probation.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

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

  3. The act of testing; proof.

More examples

In context

  • He got two years probation for robbery.

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

  • 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.

Quick test

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The new employee was on blank for the first three months to see if she could do the job.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.