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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
trial period
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He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and one day in jail, court records show.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2015, she reached a plea deal with prosecutors and was sentenced to a work release program and four years’ probation, according to the district attorney’s office.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet he was barred from suing, because he previously was given a $304 fine and probation for breaking the same city law.

From The Wall Street Journal

The former justice secretary also previously served as Welsh secretary, prisons and probation minister and solicitor general.

From BBC

The other charges were dismissed and Paul, who was put on probation, submitted a plea of abeyance.

From Los Angeles Times