parole

noun

pa·role | \ pə-ˈrōl

Definition of parole

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor especially : the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill stated conditions in consideration of his release

2 : a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day

3 : a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence

4a : language viewed as a specific individual usage : performance

b : a linguistic act — compare langue

parole

verb

paroled; paroling

Definition of parole (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to release (a prisoner) on parole

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Examples of parole in a Sentence

Noun The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years. She robbed a bank while out on parole. The prisoner was released on parole.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Strugg is eligible for parole consideration Dec. 1, prison records show. — From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 If convicted as charged and the jury finds the enhancements to be true, Chou would face a sentence of either life in prison without possibility of parole or the death penalty, Spitzer said. — Stefanie Dazio, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2022 Under the new measures, the administration will increase capacity at the consulate and reinstate a family reunification parole program. — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 More than 150 were granted parole in each of the last two years. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 May 2022 The Arizona Board of Executive Clemency reviewed petitions from Dixon more than a dozen times and denied parole. — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 11 May 2022 The complaint alleges Major committed the stabbings while on parole from state prison. — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022 Sundiata Acoli is in his mid-80s and had had several parole bids rejected previously. — David Porter, ajc, 10 May 2022 The Biden administration on Monday announced that nearly 6,000 Ukrainians have already been approved to enter the United States through a new parole scheme announced by the Biden administration last month. — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 10 May 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Ward said the goal is to help parole violators with the underlying causes that can lead to new crimes and a return to prison, such as substance abuse and mental health problems. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 9 Feb. 2022 The first to be rejected was Jeffrey Mears, who voted to parole Paula Sims, a woman convicted in 1990 of killing her two daughters, and Zelma King, who was convicted of three homicides. — Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022 Parole commissioners say Frederick Woods, 70, no longer is a danger to the public; previous panels had denied him parole 17 times. — Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 Tony Lambert sits on a hotel room bed poring over YouTube videos of tiny home renderings, an ankle monitor under his sweatpants pinging his location to parole and probation officers. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Mar. 2022 Here are other changes proposed in the bill: Changes to parole and probation conditions, such as aligning supervision conditions with state, not federal, drug laws. — oregonlive, 9 Feb. 2022 Newsom on Thursday refused to parole the man convicted of gunning down Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles, a brazen assassination of a presidential candidate that scarred the nation and altered the course of American politics in the 1960s. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2022 Kennedy’s wife, Ethel Kennedy, publicly declared her opposition to parole in September, and she was joined by six of her nine surviving children. — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 The guidelines assign a score to parole candidates based on factors such as seriousness of the offense, risk of reoffending, discipline record in prison, participation in programs, and others. — Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 28 Nov. 2021 See More

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19 May 2022

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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parole. Accessed 23 May. 2022.

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parole

noun

pa·role | \ pə-ˈrōl

Kids Definition of parole

: an early release of a prisoner

parole

noun

pa·role | \ pə-ˈrōl

Medical Definition of parole

: a conditional release given to a psychiatric patient in a hospital before discharge enabling the patient to visit freely various designated areas on the hospital grounds or beyond its limits

parole

noun

pa·role | \ pə-ˈrōl

Legal Definition of parole

: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence and who remains under the control of and in the legal custody of a parole authority — compare probation