place on probation

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• probation — pro‧ba‧tion [prəˈbeɪʆn ǁ proʊ ] noun [uncountable] 1. HUMAN RESOURCES a period of time during which a new employee is tested to make sure they are suitable for a job: • At the end of the year I can pass or fail or have my probation extended. •… …   Financial and business terms

• Probation — is the suspension of all or part of a jail sentence; the criminal who is on probation has been convicted of a crime, but instead of serving jail time, has been found by the Court to be amenable to probation and will be returned to the community… …   Wikipedia

• probation — [ prɔbasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1549; « épreuve » 1350; lat. probatio, de probare « prouver » 1 ♦ Relig. Temps du noviciat religieux. Année de probation. Temps d épreuve qui précède le noviciat. 2 ♦ Dr. pén. Mise à l épreuve des délinquants sous le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• probation — noun VERB + PROBATION ▪ give sb, place sb on, put sb on, sentence sb to ▪ He was placed on probation for two years. ▪ She was sentenced to a year s probation. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• probation — pro|ba|tion [prəˈbeıʃən US prou ] n [U] 1.) a system that allows some criminals not to go to prison or to leave prison, if they behave well and see a probation officer regularly, for a particular period of time ▪ The judge sentenced Jennings to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• probation — pro|ba|tion [ prə beıʃn ] noun uncount * 1. ) a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a PROBATION OFFICER check their behavior for a specific period of time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• probation */ — UK [prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a system by which someone who has committed a crime is not sent to prison, but has to agree not to break the law again and to let a probation officer check their behaviour for a specific period of time …   English dictionary

• Probation (workplace) — In a workplace setting, probation is a status given to new employees of a company or business. This status allows a supervisor or other company manager to closely evaluate the progress and skills of the newly hired worker, determine appropriate… …   Wikipedia

• place on — phr verb Place on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blacklist, ↑footing, ↑pile, ↑probation …   Collocations dictionary

• probation — A trial or test, particularly of the fitness of a person for a position. Also a period for the observance of a person under a suspended sentence for crime with reference to the advisability of giving him opportunity to resume his place in society …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• United States federal probation and supervised release — The life cycle of federal supervision for a defendant. United States federal probation and supervised release are imposed at sentencing. The difference between probation and supervised release is that the former is imposed as a substitute for… …   Wikipedia