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parole

1

[puh-rohl]

noun

  1. Penology.Ìý

    1. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.

    2. such release or its duration.

    3. an official document authorizing such a release.

  2. Military.Ìý

    1. the promise, usually written, of a prisoner of war, that if released they either will return to custody at a specified time or will not again take up arms against their captors.

    2. (formerly) any password given by authorized personnel in passing by a guard.

  3. word of honor given or pledged.

  4. (in U.S. immigration laws) the temporary admission of non-U.S. citizens into the United States for emergency reasons or on grounds considered in the public interest, as authorized by and at the discretion of the attorney general.



verb (used with object)

paroled, paroling 
  1. to place or release on parole.

  2. to admit (a non-U.S. citizen) into the United States for emergency reasons or on grounds considered in the public interest.

    An increased number of Hungarian refugees were paroled into the United States.

adjective

  1. of or relating to parole or parolees.

    a parole record.

parole

2

[pa-rawl]

noun

French.
  1. language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (langue ).

parole

/ pəˈrəʊl, pəˌrəʊˈliË /

noun

    1. the freeing of a prisoner before his sentence has expired, on the condition that he is of good behaviour

    2. the duration of such conditional release

  1. a promise given by a prisoner, as to be of good behaviour if granted liberty or partial liberty

  2. a variant spelling of parol

  3. military a password

  4. linguistics language as manifested in the individual speech acts of particular speakers Compare langue performance competence

    1. conditionally released from detention

    2. informalÌý(of a person) under scrutiny, esp for a recurrence of an earlier shortcoming

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to place (a person) on parole

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • parolable adjective
  • unparolable adjective
  • unparoled adjective
  • parolee noun
  • ±è²¹Ëˆ°ù´Ç±ô²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of parole1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Middle French, short for parole d'honneur “word of honorâ€. See parol
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of parole1

C17: from Old French, from the phrase parole d'honneur word of honour; parole from Late Latin parabola speech
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Her grandpa, a friendly old man who was paroled decades ago, reached out to greet me, his whole body shaking from Parkinson’s.

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Due to the time Dighton spent on remand he will spend a minimum term of 21 years and 235 days before he can be considered for parole.

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If convicted as charged, he faces a possible sentence of life without parole.

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If convicted as charged, he faces life without the possibility of parole.

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“However, many families still face harm under the sweeping policy to do away with humanitarian parole. We ask the government to ensure that no one be put in harm’s way.â€

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