probationer
noun
pro·ba·tion·er
prō-ˈbā-sh(ə-)nər 
1
: a person (such as a newly admitted student nurse) whose fitness is being tested during a trial period
2
: a convicted offender on probation
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One of Booker's duties with the DOC included collecting payments from her probationers to pay for court costs, supervision fees and restitution payments.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
She will also be required to participate in a victim impact panel and recidivist alcohol probationer program.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2021
El Cajon police found a cache of more than 100 firearms — handguns to assault rifles — along with body armor silencers and a tear gas grenade at the home of a probationer who is not supposed to have any guns, a police spokesman said Friday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2021
This week, Schubert’s office filed an 18-count indictment against a probationer arrested with nine EDD debit cards issued in different names, along with a Glock-style pistol with no serial number, $58,000 in cash and nearly four pounds of marijuana.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021
Rowland also said he as an exemplary record as a probationer and there would be no adverse effect to bringing his supervision to an early conclusion.
—Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2020
Its income, in the form of the monthly fees, depended directly on how long each probationer remained on the hook.
—al, 26 Sep. 2020
The probationer – Terry Easter – is suspected of firing shots, Abbott said.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 June 2020
In Philadelphia, an algorithm created by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania has helped dictate the experience of probationers for at least five years.
—Adam Satariano, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024
She will also be required to participate in a victim impact panel and recidivist alcohol probationer program.
—Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 28 Sep. 2021
El Cajon police found a cache of more than 100 firearms — handguns to assault rifles — along with body armor silencers and a tear gas grenade at the home of a probationer who is not supposed to have any guns, a police spokesman said Friday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2021
This week, Schubert’s office filed an 18-count indictment against a probationer arrested with nine EDD debit cards issued in different names, along with a Glock-style pistol with no serial number, $58,000 in cash and nearly four pounds of marijuana.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2021
Rowland also said he as an exemplary record as a probationer and there would be no adverse effect to bringing his supervision to an early conclusion.
—Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 6 Nov. 2020
Its income, in the form of the monthly fees, depended directly on how long each probationer remained on the hook.
—al, 26 Sep. 2020
The probationer – Terry Easter – is suspected of firing shots, Abbott said.
—Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 18 June 2020
In Philadelphia, an algorithm created by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania has helped dictate the experience of probationers for at least five years.
—Adam Satariano, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
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probationer
noun
pro·ba·tion·er
prō-ˈbā-sh(ə-)nər
: a person who is on probation
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probationer
noun
pro·ba·tion·er
prō-ˈbā-shə-nər
: one (as an offender or employee) who is on probation
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