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probationary
pro·ba·tion P0574200 (prō-bā′shən)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·ba′tion·al adj.pro·ba′tion·al·ly adv.pro·ba′tion·ar′y adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | probationary - under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"provisional, provisionary, tentativeconditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid" |
Translationsprobation (prəˈbeiʃən) , ((American) prou-) noun1. the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker. 緩刑 缓刑2. (in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job. 試用期 试用期proˈbationary adjective 緩刑中的 试用的，缓刑的 probation officer noun 假釋官，觀護人 缓刑监督官be/put on probation to (cause to) undergo a period of probation. 在試用中，處以緩刑 试用，见习，服缓刑
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Related to probationary: Probationary PeriodSynonyms for probationaryadj under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed uponSynonyms- provisional
- provisionary
- tentative
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