pro·ba·tion 
(prō-bāshən)
(prō-bāshən)n.
1. A process or period in which a person's fitness, as for work or membership in a social group, is tested.
2. Law
a. A criminal sentence consisting of a term of imprisonment that is suspended provided certain terms and conditions are met.
b. The status of serving such a criminal sentence.
3. Release of a person from commitment for insanity, subject to reversal in the event of a relapse into insanity.
4. A trial period in which a student is given time to try to redeem failing grades or bad conduct.
[Middle English probacion, a testing, from Old French probation, from Latin probātiō, probātiōn-, from probātus, past participle of probāre, to test; see PROVE.]
pro·bation·al adj.
pro·bation·al·ly adv.
pro·bation·ar′y adj.
- underdrive
- undereducated
- underemphasis
- underemphasize
- underemployed
- underemployment
- underendowed
- underestimate
- underestimation
- underexpose
- underexposure
- underfeed
- under fire
- underflow
- underfoot
- underfund
- underfur
- undergarment
- undergird
- underglaze
- undergo
- undergrad
- undergraduate
- underground
- Underground Railroad