probation
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A judge sentenced him to an additional three years of probation.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Fulton County Superior Court Senior Judge Jane C. Barwick sentenced Evans, who was set to go on trial this week, to two years in prison and three years on probation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Gene Levoff, a former senior lawyer at Apple, pleaded guilty in 2022 to trading on inside information about Apple’s quarterly performance and was sentenced to four years of probation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
For prisoners to successfully rehabilitate, she says "probation, support and services need to come together because I think the communication between A and B is never done properly".
From BBC • May 11, 2026
A trial date would be set in the near future but, as a juvenile and first-time offender, I was likely to receive only probation.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing probation
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 3
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