probation

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Synonyms: prolation, pronation, proration, privation, reprobation, approbation, predation, precation, promotion, rogation, improbation

Antonyms: prolation, pronation, proration, privation, reprobation, approbation, predation, precation, promotion, rogation, improbation

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Noun

1. A [[period of time]] when a person [[occupy|occupies]] a [[position]] only [[conditional]]ly and may be [[remove]]d if [[certain]] [[condition]]s are not met.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A type of [[sentence]] where [[convicted]] [[criminal]]s are [[permit]]ted to [[continue]] [[live|living]] in a [[community]] but will [[automatically]] be sent to [[jail]] if they [[violate]] [[certain]] [[condition]]s.
3. A [[testing]] [[period of time]].
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} The act of [[testing]]; [[proof]].

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