probational


pro·ba·tion

P0574200 (prō-bā′shən)n.1. A process or period in which a person's fitness, as for work or membership in a social group, is tested.2. Law a. A criminal sentence consisting of a term of imprisonment that is suspended provided certain terms and conditions are met.b. The status of serving such a criminal sentence.3. Release of a person from commitment for insanity, subject to reversal in the event of a relapse into insanity.4. A trial period in which a student is given time to try to redeem failing grades or bad conduct.
[Middle English probacion, a testing, from Old French probation, from Latin probātiō, probātiōn-, from probātus, past participle of probāre, to test; see prove.]
pro·ba′tion·al adj.pro·ba′tion·al·ly adv.pro·ba′tion·ar′y adj.
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