probation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
Types & categories
- trial period hypernym
Related & opposite
- probationary derivation
Sense 2 noun
a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
Types & categories
- trial period hypernym
Related & opposite
- probate derivation
- probationary derivation
Sense 3 noun
(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court
probation is part of the sentencing process
Types & categories
- liberation hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | probationary |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | trial period |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | probate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | probationary |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | trial period |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | probate |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | liberation |