probations

Supervised conditional releases

Probations is the plural of probation, referring to multiple instances or types of supervised release or trial periods.

In criminal justice, probations are alternatives to imprisonment where offenders remain in the community under supervision: The judge handled three probations that morning.

In employment or education, probations are periods during which someone must prove their competence: New hires serve six-month probations.

legal

parole

Conditional early release

court · violation · revocation · conditions · release · hearing · officer · terms · felony · misdemeanor

employment

trial

Judicial examination of claims

performance · hire · training · termination · onboarding · supervisor · feedback · appraisal · confirmation · dismissal

academic

suspension

Temporary halt or exclusion

grades · enrollment · dismissal · GPA · semester · reinstatement · standing · violation · conduct · expulsion

Opposites
custodial status

probationsimprisonments

Confinements in custody

incarcerations · prison terms · confinements · detentions · custody

legal standing

probationsacquittals

Verdicts freeing defendants

exonerations · dismissals · discharges · clearances · vindications

trial period outcome

probationstenure

Protected employment status

confirmations · tenures

Phrases
Family

probation, probationer, probationary, probationers

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