pa·role (p -r l )n.1. Law a. The release of a prisoner whose term has not expired on condition of sustained lawful behavior that is subject to regular monitoring by an officer of the law for a set period of time. b. The duration of such conditional release. 2. A password used by an officer of the day, an officer on guard, or the personnel commanded by such an officer. 3. Word of honor, especially that of a prisoner of war who is granted freedom only after promising not to engage in combat until formally exchanged. 4. Linguistics The act of speaking; a particular utterance or word. tr.v. pa·roled, pa·rol·ing, pa·roles To release (a prisoner) on parole.
[French, promise, word, from Vulgar Latin *paraula, from Latin parabola, discourse; see parable.] |
parole Noun
1. the freeing of a prisoner before his or her sentence has run out, on condition that he or she behaves well
2. a promise given by a prisoner to behave well if granted liberty or partial liberty
3. on parole conditionally released from prison
Verb
[-roling, -roled]
to place (a person) on parole [Old French parole d'honneur word of honour]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | parole - a promise; "he gave his word" promise - a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future |
| 2. | parole - a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"arcanum, secret - information known only to a special group; "the secret of Cajun cooking" positive identification - evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people" |
| 3. | parole - (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 withlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| Verb | 1. | parole - release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison" |
Translationsparole [pəˈrəul] n on parole →
en liberté conditionnelle