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probation probation officer

Main Entry: pro·ba·tion
Pronunciation: pr-b-shn
Function: noun
1 : a period of trial for finding out or testing a person's fitness (as for a job or school)
2 : the suspending of a convicted offender's sentence during good behavior under the supervision of a probation officer
- pro·ba·tion·al /-shnl, -shn-l/ adjective
- pro·ba·tion·ary /-sh-ner-/ adjective