Parole
noun
The conditional release of a prisoner before the end of their jail term.
After serving five years, he was released on parole.
Often appears as...
- released on parole
- violate parole
noun
A promise or pledge, especially in a military context.
He gave his parole not to escape.
Often appears as...
- give parole
- on parole
noun
Use of a word or phrase borrowed from another language, particularly French.
In linguistics, 'parole' refers to the actual language use of an individual.
Often appears as...
- linguistic parole
- use parole
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The conditional release of a prisoner before the end of their jail term.
After serving five years, he was released on parole.
Often appears as...
- released on parole
- violate parole
noun
A promise or pledge, especially in a military context.
He gave his parole not to escape.
Often appears as...
- give parole
- on parole
noun
Use of a word or phrase borrowed from another language, particularly French.
In linguistics, 'parole' refers to the actual language use of an individual.
Often appears as...
- linguistic parole
- use parole
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Parole means a prisoner gets out early, with rules they must follow.
His parole conditions included a curfew.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Probation
Parole is different from probation, which is supervised freedom without prison time.
He's on parole, not probation, so he was in jail before.
Pro Tip 3/3Violation Consequences
Breaking parole rules can send someone back to prison.
He's worried about accidentally violating his parole.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Parole means a prisoner gets out early, with rules they must follow.
His parole conditions included a curfew.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Probation
Parole is different from probation, which is supervised freedom without prison time.
He's on parole, not probation, so he was in jail before.
Pro Tip 3/3Violation Consequences
Breaking parole rules can send someone back to prison.
He's worried about accidentally violating his parole.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Freedom
Parole means a prisoner gets out early, with rules they must follow.
His parole conditions included a curfew.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Probation
Parole is different from probation, which is supervised freedom without prison time.
He's on parole, not probation, so he was in jail before.
Pro Tip 3/3Violation Consequences
Breaking parole rules can send someone back to prison.
He's worried about accidentally violating his parole.
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The Murder of Carmine...
What are you going to do when you get to the country? - Well, I mean, I planted peppers last week. Now I'm going to plant tomatoes. - And this completely phony picture of this mob boss is ludicrous. - You think that had an influence on the federal judge when he held that you were right and the parole commission was wrong? - I think so. I think so. - He thinks a farmer ought to be able to seed, right? - I think so.
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
has two stepchildren was on parole after serving time for armed robbery his wife says that's no excuse for what happened it was a traffic violation come they just couldn't arrest him and give him some kind of fine or something I'd had to beat the mess out of them like that doctor said that he suffered a
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Talking about history...
was here three weeks before I was scheduled to argue two cases at the United States Supreme Court where we were asking the court to ban death and prison sentences imposed on children the u.s. is still the only country in the world that legalized its life imprisonment without parole for kids
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Bryan Stevenson: We need...
We have seven million people on probation and parole. And mass incarceration, in my judgment, has fundamentally changed our world. In poor communities, in communities of color, there is this despair, there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes.
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We need to talk about an...
probation and parole and mass incarceration in my judgment has fundamentally changed our world in poor communities and communities of color there is this despair there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes but one out of three
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Lessons from death row...
for the rest of their lives without the possibility of parole, rather than sending them to the execution chamber. Why has that happened? It hasn't happened because of a dissolution of popular support for the death penalty.
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Machine intelligence...
can have life-altering consequences. In Wisconsin, a defendant was sentenced to six years in prison for evading the police. You may not know this, but algorithms are increasingly used in parole and sentencing decisions.
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Could You Be A Sumo...
parole chicken animated a man eating is an important part of training the goal is to become not just big but also strong tramadol okie over not a
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The Lady Lifers: A...
life without the possibility of parole. For us lifers, as we call ourselves, our only chance for release is through commutation,
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Death Row PIPE Hard Time
really became imminent I was praying for the for the parole board to spare my life
Video examples
The Murder of Carmine...
What are you going to do when you get to the country? - Well, I mean, I planted peppers last week. Now I'm going to plant tomatoes. - And this completely phony picture of this mob boss is ludicrous. - You think that had an influence on the federal judge when he held that you were right and the parole commission was wrong? - I think so. I think so. - He thinks a farmer ought to be able to seed, right? - I think so.
Video examples
LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
has two stepchildren was on parole after serving time for armed robbery his wife says that's no excuse for what happened it was a traffic violation come they just couldn't arrest him and give him some kind of fine or something I'd had to beat the mess out of them like that doctor said that he suffered a
Video examples
Talking about history...
was here three weeks before I was scheduled to argue two cases at the United States Supreme Court where we were asking the court to ban death and prison sentences imposed on children the u.s. is still the only country in the world that legalized its life imprisonment without parole for kids
Video examples
Bryan Stevenson: We need...
We have seven million people on probation and parole. And mass incarceration, in my judgment, has fundamentally changed our world. In poor communities, in communities of color, there is this despair, there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes.
Video examples
We need to talk about an...
probation and parole and mass incarceration in my judgment has fundamentally changed our world in poor communities and communities of color there is this despair there is this hopelessness that is being shaped by these outcomes but one out of three
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
for the rest of their lives without the possibility of parole, rather than sending them to the execution chamber. Why has that happened? It hasn't happened because of a dissolution of popular support for the death penalty.
Video examples
Machine intelligence...
can have life-altering consequences. In Wisconsin, a defendant was sentenced to six years in prison for evading the police. You may not know this, but algorithms are increasingly used in parole and sentencing decisions.
Video examples
Could You Be A Sumo...
parole chicken animated a man eating is an important part of training the goal is to become not just big but also strong tramadol okie over not a
Video examples
The Lady Lifers: A...
life without the possibility of parole. For us lifers, as we call ourselves, our only chance for release is through commutation,
Video examples
Death Row PIPE Hard Time
really became imminent I was praying for the for the parole board to spare my life
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Quote examples
Erin Gruwell
American Writer
I was going to show my kids that no matter what happened with their parents, parole officers and other teachers, I wouldn't give up on them. I let them know it matters to me that you come to class, it matters to me that you try, it matters to me when you succeed.
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John Grisham
American Writer
I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else.
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Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
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Giggs
English Musician
You never know when you're going to get parole. You might get knocked back, they might give you parole. That's like me trying to get into America. Are we going to let him in?
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Brian Banks
American Athlete
After five years in prison, five years on parole, and a total of 10 years of being in hell, I can look back on it all and say I played in four NFL games. It's incredible.
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Derrick Lewis
American Athlete
I made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn't be here today. I still would've been out there doing stupid stuff.
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Max von Sydow
Swedish Actor
When I finished the role of Christ, I felt as though I'd been let out on parole. A man who has served 18 months isn't eager to go back to prison.
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Alan K. Simpson
American Politician
My parole officer always believed in my capacity for redemption, even when my actions did not inspire confidence.
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Pimp C
I did four years of an eight year sentence and I'm on parole.
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Clive Cussler
American Writer
When I type 'The End,' it's like being paroled from prison.
Quote examples
Erin Gruwell
American Writer
I was going to show my kids that no matter what happened with their parents, parole officers and other teachers, I wouldn't give up on them. I let them know it matters to me that you come to class, it matters to me that you try, it matters to me when you succeed.
Quote examples
John Grisham
American Writer
I'm not in favor of the death penalty. But I'm in favor of locking these people away in maximum security units where they can never get out. They can never escape. They can never be paroled. Lock the bad ones away. But you gotta rethink everybody else.
Quote examples
Jack Kevorkian
American Activist
There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.
Quote examples
Giggs
English Musician
You never know when you're going to get parole. You might get knocked back, they might give you parole. That's like me trying to get into America. Are we going to let him in?
Quote examples
Brian Banks
American Athlete
After five years in prison, five years on parole, and a total of 10 years of being in hell, I can look back on it all and say I played in four NFL games. It's incredible.
Quote examples
Derrick Lewis
American Athlete
I made my third parole and I believe if I had made it the first time, I wouldn't be here today. I still would've been out there doing stupid stuff.
Quote examples
Max von Sydow
Swedish Actor
When I finished the role of Christ, I felt as though I'd been let out on parole. A man who has served 18 months isn't eager to go back to prison.
Quote examples
Alan K. Simpson
American Politician
My parole officer always believed in my capacity for redemption, even when my actions did not inspire confidence.
Quote examples
Pimp C
I did four years of an eight year sentence and I'm on parole.
Quote examples
Clive Cussler
American Writer
When I type 'The End,' it's like being paroled from prison.
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