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Parole

Parole Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Parole? [n] a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with [n] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [n] a promise; "he gave his word" [v] release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Parole: countersign \| password \| watchword \| word \| word of honor Related Terms \| Find terms related to Parole: 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 \| guarantee \| idiom \| language \| langue \| let go \| let go free \| let loose \| let off \| let out \| lingo \| lingua \| linguistic act \| locution \| oath \| oral communication \| palaver \| parlance \| parol \| personal usage \| phonation \| phraseology \| pledge \| plight \| prattle \| promise \| put on parole \| rapping \| release \| sequence of phonemes \| solemn declaration \| speaking \| speech \| speech act \| string \| talk \| talking \| the spoken word \| tongue \| troth \| unbinding \| unbolting \| unbridling \| unbuckling \| uncaging \| unchaining \| unfettering \| ungagging \| unhand \| unhanding \| unharnessing \| unhobbling \| unlashing \| unlatching \| unleashing \| unlocking \| unloosing \| unmanacling \| unmuzzling \| unpenning \| unshackling \| unstrapping \| untethering \| untrussing \| untying \| unyoking \| usage \| utterance \| utterance string \| vocable \| voice \| vow \| warranty \| word \| word of honor \| word of mouth \| words \| yakkety-yak \| yakking See Also \| arcanum \| free \| freeing \| liberate \| liberation \| loose \| promise \| release \| release \| secret \| unloose \| unloosen Parole In Webster's Dictionary \Parole"\, n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf. {Parol}.] 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. --Macaulay. 3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. 4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst {Parol}, 2. \Parole"\, a. See 2d {Parol}. \Pa*role"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paroled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paroling}.] (Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.

Parole Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Parole?

[n] a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
[n] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
[n] a promise; "he gave his word"
[v] release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

Parole In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*role"\, n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf.
{Parol}.]
1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]

2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially
   (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill
   stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's
   captors, to return to custody, or the like.

         This man had forfeited his military parole.
                                               --Macaulay.

3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; --
   distinguished from countersign, which is given to all
   guards.

4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst {Parol}, 2.


\Pa*role"\, a.
See 2d {Parol}.


\Pa*role"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paroled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Paroling}.] (Mil.)
To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.

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