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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, word of honor]
2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, 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 v
1: release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: French, speech, parole, from Middle French, from Late Latin parabola speech — more at parable Date: 1531 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 II. transitive verb (paroled; paroling) Date: 1790 to release (a prisoner) on parole

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a the release of a prisoner temporarily for a special purpose or completely before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behaviour. b such a promise. 2 a word of honour. --v.tr. put (a prisoner) on parole. Phrases and idioms: on parole released on the terms of parole. Derivatives: parolee n. Etymology: F, = word: see PARLANCE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Parole Pa*role", n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.] 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. --Macaulay. 3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. 4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst Parol, 2.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Parole Pa*role", a. See 2d Parol.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Parole Pa*role", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paroled; p. pr. & vb. n. Paroling.] (Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(paroles, paroling, paroled) 1. If a prisoner is given parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and has to promise to behave well. Although sentenced to life, he will become eligible for parole after serving 10 years. • If a prisoner is on parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and will not be sent back to prison if their behaviour is good. If released, he will continue to be on parole for eight more years. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR 2. If a prisoner is paroled, he or she is given parole. He faces at most 12 years in prison and could be paroled after eight years. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. See parol II. n. See parol

Moby Thesaurus

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