probation
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probation
- /ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English probacioun, from Middle French probation, from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio (“a trying, inspection, examination”), from probare, past participle probatus (“to test, examine”); see probate, probe, prove.
noun probations
- A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met. You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.
- A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions. He got two years probation for robbery.
- A testing period of time. A probation of long and shameful years must be gone through; each one with the endurance more bitter, suffering yet more intolerable, before the debtor can arrive at that system of reckless evasion which is the last stage of poverty.
- The act of testing; proof. And I shall proceed to consider the testimony of Experience, when I shall have first advertis'd You, that if Men were as perfectly rational as 'tis to be wish'd they were, this sensible way of Probation would be as needless as 'tis wont to be imperfect.
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Closest in meaning: parole, remand, bail, apprenticeship, guardianship, monitoring, trainee, agent, custody, surveillance, traineeship, intern, vesting, supervision, penitentiary, officer
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noun period of conditional employment or engagement
| Español | periodo de prueba |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 保護観察 hogo-kansatsu |
| 中文 | 试用期 shìyòngqī |
| Português | contrato de experiência, período de experiência |
| Français | période d'essai |
| Deutsch | Probezeit |
| Ελληνικά | δοκιμασία dokimasía |
| Română | perioadă de probă |
| Русский | испыта́тельный срок ispytátelʹnyj srok |
noun type of sentence
| Español | libertad condicional |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 보호관찰 bohogwanchal |
| 日本語 | 保護観察 hogo kansatsu |
| 中文 | 緩刑 /缓刑 huǎnxíng |
| Português | condicional |
| Français | liberté conditionnelle |
| Deutsch | Bewährung |
| Italiano | libertà vigilata, messa in prova |
| Ελληνικά | αναστολή υπό επιτήρηση anastolí ypó epitírisi |
| Română | probațiune, perioadă de probațiune |
Talk about this word "probation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/probation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. probation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/probation "probation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/probation.Cite this
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title = {probation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/probation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
