probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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Prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Oesterle's bond after a probation officer found him with the smartphone.
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Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
The assaulted occurred at Andre Eugene Shaw’s home on April 14, 2021, when two U.S. probation officers paid him a visit.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
One week later, probation officers were again scrambling to deal with a crisis at Los Padrinos.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
Stall, who was on probation at the time of the crash after completing a four-year prison sentence for a previous manslaughter offense, could face additional penalties for violating his probation, according to a recommendation submitted by a probation officer.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
Weiss' team said the probation officer never signed it, rendering it null and void.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
And when submitting letters of support, include praise from your employer or probation officer, not from a family member.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
The list of eligible participants includes correctional and probation officers, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
He was also prohibited from using a computer or cellphone without the permission of his probation officer for the three years following his release.
—Orlando Mayorquin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
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Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2023
The assaulted occurred at Andre Eugene Shaw’s home on April 14, 2021, when two U.S. probation officers paid him a visit.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
One week later, probation officers were again scrambling to deal with a crisis at Los Padrinos.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
Stall, who was on probation at the time of the crash after completing a four-year prison sentence for a previous manslaughter offense, could face additional penalties for violating his probation, according to a recommendation submitted by a probation officer.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
Weiss' team said the probation officer never signed it, rendering it null and void.
—Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2023
And when submitting letters of support, include praise from your employer or probation officer, not from a family member.
—Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
The list of eligible participants includes correctional and probation officers, doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and pharmacists.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2023
He was also prohibited from using a computer or cellphone without the permission of his probation officer for the three years following his release.
—Orlando Mayorquin, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
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First Known Use
1880, in the meaning defined above
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probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to supervise convicted offenders on probation
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probation officer
noun
: an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation
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