parole of honor

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• Parole — Pa*role , n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf. {Parol}.] 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one s faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• parole — pa·role /pə rōl/ n [Old French, speech, word, prisoner s word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison]: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence… …   Law dictionary

• parole — [pə rōl′] n. [Fr, a word, formal promise < OFr < LL(Ec) parabola, a speech, PARABLE] 1. Now Rare word of honor; promise; esp., the promise of a prisoner of war to abide by certain conditions, often specif. to take no further part in the… …   English World dictionary

• parole — parolable, adj. /peuh rohl /, n., v., paroled, paroling, adj. n. 1. Penol. a. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed. b. such release or its duration. c. an official document authorizing… …   Universalium

• parole — {{11}}parole (n.) 1610s, word of honor, especially promise by a prisoner of war not to escape, from Fr. parole word, speech (in parole d honneur word of honor ) from Gallo Romance *paraula speech, discourse, from L. parabola (see PARABLE (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• Parole — For other uses, see Parole (disambiguation). Criminal procedure …   Wikipedia

• parole — pa•role [[t]pəˈroʊl[/t]] n. v. roled, rol•ing, adj. 1) law the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the sentence imposed 2) mil a) the promise of a prisoner of war not to take up arms again if released or to abide by… …   From formal English to slang

• Honor killing in the United States — Part of a series on Violence against women …   Wikipedia

• parole — pa|role1 [pəˈrəul US ˈroul] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: speech, word, word of honor , from Late Latin parabola; PARABLE] permission for someone to leave prison, on the condition that they promise to behave well on parole ▪ He was… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• parole — I. noun Etymology: French, speech, parole, from Middle French, from Late Latin parabola speech more at parable Date: 1531 1. a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one s honor; especially the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• parole — Synonyms and related words: accents, assurance, avouch, avouchment, cast loose, chatter, comment, conversation, demobilization, demobilize, dialect, discharge, discourse, dismiss, dismissal, elocution, faith, gab, go bail for, grant bail to,… …   Moby Thesaurus