term of probation

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• probation — [[t]prəbe͟ɪʃ(ə)n, AM pro͟ʊ [/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT 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, rather than being sent to prison. A young woman admitted… …   English dictionary

• probation — pro·ba·tion /prō bā shən/ n [Middle French, critical examination and evaluation, from Latin probation probatio, from probare to test, approve, prove] 1 a: subjection to a period of evaluation and possible termination at the commencement of… …   Law dictionary

• 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 officer — Probation officers and parole officers function as agents or officers of the courts.Probation and Parole in the United StatesIn the United States, there can be probation officers in the city, county, state or federal level wherever there is a… …   Wikipedia

• probation — The evidence which proves a thing; the act of proving; proof; trial; test. Used in the latter sense when referring to the initial period of employment during which a new, transferred, or promoted employee must prove or show that he is capable of… …   Black'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

• Federal Probation Service — The Federal Probation Service came into existence in 1925, shortly after Congress passed the Federal Probation Act. The Federal Probation Act originally provided for the establishment of a probation system for all United States District Courts,… …   Wikipedia

• Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan — Infobox Defunct company company name = The Long Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. company slogan = company type = fate = Bankruptcy; acquired by Ripplewood Predecessor = long term financial divisions of Nippon Kangyo Bank and Hokkaido Takushoku… …   Wikipedia

• United States Federal Sentencing Guidelines — The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors[1] in the United States federal courts system. The Guidelines do not… …   Wikipedia

• sentence — The judgment formally pronounced by the court or judge upon the defendant after his conviction in a criminal prosecution, imposing the punishment to be inflicted, usually in the form of a fine, incarceration, or probation. See e.g. 18 U.S.C.A. No …   Black's law dictionary

• John Augustus — (1785 June 21, 1859) was a Boston boot maker who is called the Father of Probation in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds.Augustus efforts… …   Wikipedia