1
: a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor
especially
: the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill stated conditions in consideration of his release
2
: a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day
3
: a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
4
a
: language viewed as a specific individual usage : performance
b
: a linguistic act compare langue
parole
adjective
Examples of parole in a Sentence
Noun
The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years.
She robbed a bank while out on parole.
The prisoner was released on parole.
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Attorney Thomas Dickey said that in Pennsylvania, bail can be denied in capital cases or when someone is charged with first-degree murder involving life without parole.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
White served five years, one month and nine days in prison before being paroled in 1984.
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Noun
Georgia law states that Chloe would have to serve 30 years of her life sentence before being eligible for parole.
—Verb
Other migrants, using a government app, could schedule appointments to be paroled into the U.S. at ports of entry.
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parole. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
parole
1 of 2 noun
pa·role
pə-ˈrōl 
: an early release of a prisoner who meets specified requirements
parole
2 of 2 verb
paroled; paroling
: to release on parole
parolee
noun
pə-ˌrō-ˈlē
Medical Definition
parole
noun
pa·role
pə-ˈrōl
: a conditional release given to a psychiatric patient in a hospital before discharge enabling the patient to visit freely various designated areas on the hospital grounds or beyond its limits
parolable
adjective
parole
transitive verb
paroled; paroling
Legal Definition
Etymology
Noun
Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison
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