Probation definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Probation is a period of time during which a person who has committed a crime has to obey the law and be supervised by a probation officer, ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'probation'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× probation (prəbeɪʃən ,USproʊ- ) 1. uncountablenoun Probationisaperiodoftimeduringwhichapersonwhohascommittedacrimehastoobeythelawandbesupervisedbyaprobationofficer,ratherthanbeingsenttoprison. Thethiefwasputonprobationfortwoyears. 2. uncountablenoun Probationisaperiodoftimeduringwhichsomeoneisjudgingyourcharacterandabilitywhileyouwork,inordertoseeifyouaresuitableforthattypeofwork. Employeeappointmentwillbesubjecttoatermofprobationof6months.[+of] Afterafurtherfour-monthextensionofherprobationperiod,shewassacked. Synonyms:trialperiod,test,trial,examination MoreSynonymsofprobation COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'probation' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'probation' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'coelacanth' HindiTranslationof'probation' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency probationinBritishEnglish (prəˈbeɪʃən ) noun1. asystemofdealingwithoffendersbyplacingthemunderthesupervisionofaprobationofficer 2. Seeonprobation 3. atrialperiod,asforateacher,religiousnovitiate,etc 4. theactofprovingortesting 5. aperiodduringwhichanewemployeemayhavehisorheremploymentterminatedonthegroundsofunsuitability CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsprobational(proˈbational)orprobationary(proˈbationary)adjective probationally(proˈbationally)adverb WordFrequency probationinAmericanEnglish (proʊˈbeɪʃən ) noun1.  atestingortrial,asofaperson'scharacter,abilitytomeetrequirements,etc. 2.  thesuspensionofsentenceofapersonconvictedbutnotyetimprisoned,onconditionofcontinuedgoodbehaviorandregularreportingtoaprobationofficer 3. a.  thestatusofapersonbeingtestedorontrial astudentonprobationbecauseoflowgrades b.  theperiodoftestingortrial 4. Obsolete proof Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsprobationary(proˈbationˌary) adjectiveorproˈbational WordoriginMEprobacion