probationnoun [ U ]
uk/prəˈbeɪ.ʃən/us/proʊˈbeɪ.ʃən/a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison:
He was fined and given two years' probation.
The judge put him on probation for two years.
He served a year in prison and was then let out on probation.
a period of time at the start of a new job when you are watched and tested to see if you are suitable for the job:
a period of probation
US a period of time during which a student who has not performed well must continue to have a particular grade point average in order to stay in school:
Gene's on probation this semester.
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Punishing & punishments
- bar
- be brought/called to account idiom
- boot
- bring
- bum rap
- carrot
- chastise
- clobber
- crucify
- heads will roll! idiom
- kick
- kick (some) ass idiom
- non-custodial
- parking ticket
- penal
- skin sb alive idiom
- string
- strip
- throw
- throw the book at sb idiom
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probationary
adjective uk/prəˈbeɪ.ʃən.ər.i/us/proʊˈbeɪ.ʃən.er.i/
a probationary period