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PAROLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
parole (release a criminal from detention and place him on parole)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Example:
he forgot the password
Synonyms:
countersign; parole; password; watchword; word
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)
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)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A promise
Example:
he gave his word
Synonyms:
parole; word; word of honor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
promise (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they parole ... he / she / it paroles
Past simple: paroled
Past participle: paroled
-ing form: paroling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
Example:
The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "parole" is one way to...):
free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
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 with)
parolee (someone released on probation or on parole)
