parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē How to pronounce parolee (audio)
-ˈrō-(ˌ);
ˌper-ə-ˈlē,
ˌpa-rə- How to pronounce parolee (audio)
: one released on parole

Examples of parolee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web She was paroled into the STOP program and sent to Walden House, a 72-bed facility for women parolees and their children. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 Median turnaround times for work permits for asylum seekers and parolees are now under a month. Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024 Cuban parolees are the only nationality with a clear route to permanent residency because of a 1966 law known as the Cuban Adjustment Act. Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024 Dee Dee Blanchard, the mother of recent parolee Gypsy Rose Blanchard, poisoned her stepmother, her daughter claims in an upcoming docuseries. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024 Anderson, like Gypsy, is now the focus of intense scrutiny after marrying the recent parolee whose life has been the subject of a number of true crime productions. Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024 Related:Weeks after Dallas hospital slayings, another parolee on ankle monitor faces murder charge Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Board of Pardons and Paroles, which are in charge of parole decisions and monitoring parolees, to review the two Dallas cases. Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023 The highest-profile incident occurred Oct. 22 when police said a parolee with an ankle monitor opened fire at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, killing nurse Katie Annette Flowers and social worker Jacqueline Ama Pokuaa. Kelli Smith, Dallas News, 7 June 2023 The highest-profile case occurred in October when authorities say a parolee with an ankle monitor fatally shot two hospital workers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parolee was in 1903

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“Parolee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parolee. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

parolee

noun
: an individual released on parole

Legal Definition

parolee

noun
: a prisoner released on parole

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