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probation

[proh-bey-shuhn] / proʊˈbeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
trial period
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Because she’s on pretrial probation, the federal government has seized her passport.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The disciplinary stipulation approved by the State Bar Court on April 6 calls for a one-year period of probation with conditions including a 30-day suspension of Ardestani’s license.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Judge Stephen Wilson agreed to strip the indictment of the felony allegations but ruled that “straight probation does not match the facts of this case.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Now the school has been put on probation.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones




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