probation
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Because she’s on pretrial probation, the federal government has seized her passport.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026
After serving 16-and-a-half months of his sentence, he was released on probation and has since been working to rebuild his life, which was recently the subject of BBC Three documentary The Trials of Pa Salieu.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
But as applied to Ms. Chiles, it functions as a state control of what she may say, threatening therapists “with fines, probation, and the loss of their licenses simply for expressing a particular view.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
He was sentenced to 24 months of probation and one day in jail, court records show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Although “debtor’s prison” is illegal in all states, many states use the threat of probation or parole revocation as a debt-collection tool.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing probation
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