probation

noun

/prəˈbeɪʃn/

/prəʊˈbeɪʃn/

[uncountable]

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(law) a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a probation officer) regularly for a fixed period of time
- He was given two years' probation.
- on probation The prisoner was put on probation.
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Extra Examples
- The judge put her on probation for a year.
- He was sentenced to eight months in jail for violating his probation.
- He was under a probation order for attacking a photographer.
- She received probation upon completing a drug rehab course.
- the effectiveness of regular probation supervision
Topics Crime and punishmentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + probation
- give somebody
- place somebody on
- put somebody on
- …
probation + noun
- order
- officer
- department
- …
preposition
- on probation
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a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work
- a period of probation
- Once your probation period is successfully completed, you will be offered a contract.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + probation
- give somebody
- place somebody on
- put somebody on
- …
probation + noun
- order
- officer
- department
- …
preposition
- on probation
See full entry
(North American English) a fixed period of time during which a student who has behaved badly or not worked hard must improve their work or their behaviour

Word Originlate Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare ‘to test, prove’, from probus ‘good’. The legal use dates from the late 19th cent.

单词	probation
释义	probation noun /prəˈbeɪʃn/ /prəʊˈbeɪʃn/ [uncountable] jump to other results (law) a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a probation officer) regularly for a fixed period of time He was given two years' probation. on probation The prisoner was put on probation. Wordfinder cell death row discharge justice parole prison probation remission sentence warder Extra Examples The judge put her on probation for a year. He was sentenced to eight months in jail for violating his probation. He was under a probation order for attacking a photographer. She received probation upon completing a drug rehab course. the effectiveness of regular probation supervision Topics Crime and punishmentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + probation give somebody place somebody on put somebody on … probation + noun order officer department … preposition on probation See full entry a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work a period of probation Once your probation period is successfully completed, you will be offered a contract. Wordfinder apprentice certificate coaching college course intern probation qualify training work experience Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + probation give somebody place somebody on put somebody on … probation + noun order officer department … preposition on probation See full entry (North American English) a fixed period of time during which a student who has behaved badly or not worked hard must improve their work or their behaviour Word Originlate Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare ‘to test, prove’, from probus ‘good’. The legal use dates from the late 19th cent.
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