1. A promise
   - word, word of honor [US], word of honour [Brit, Cdn] 
2. A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
   - password, watchword, word, countersign 
3. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with

1. Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
   "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

Derived forms: paroling, paroles, paroled

See also: parolee

Type of: arcanum, free, freeing, liberate, liberation, loose, positive identification, promise, release, secret, unloose, unloosen

Encyclopedia: Parole, India Parole Parole, Maryland Parole, MD

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