/ English Dictionary

PAROLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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) 

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)

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