probation

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === probation (countable and uncountable, plural probations) A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met. (law) 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. A testing period of time. (archaic) The act of testing; proof. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== probate probe prove ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “probation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “probation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ba.sjɔ̃/ Hyphenation: pro‧ba‧tion === Noun === probation f (plural probations) probation (especially religious) === Further reading === “probation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Noun === probation alternative form of probacioun