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Definition of probation in English: probationnoun prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)nproʊˈbeɪʃ(ə)n mass nounLaw 1The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision. 〔律〕缓刑(期) I went to court and was put on probation 我上了法庭并被判缓刑。 Example sentencesExamples - In a four-star hotel in Swindon he was arrested, remanded and released on probation.
- He was given a community service order and put on probation.
- There would be advance from punishment to probation and from probation to release.
- She was put on probation for 18 months and ordered to pay the conductor £100 compensation.
- He was tested for alcohol and failed, then was arrested for breaching his probation order.
- 1.1 A process of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person who is new to a role or job.
(对新雇员等的)观察(期);试用(期) for an initial period of probation your manager will closely monitor your progress 在试用初期,部门经理将密切关注你的进展。 Example sentencesExamples - There have been no calls for his head as yet by institutional investors but he is regarded, at least by some, as being on probation.
- One employee was suspended without pay for two weeks and another was put on three-month probation.
- I had a bad semester, being away from home in a new town and with nobody around, and ended up on academic probation.
- He did not condemn the new Labour administration, but rather felt that they were on probation.
- I was a first year teacher, on probation, and I didn't get particularly good classes.
- He is the new Scotland captain but he's still on probation as far as I'm concerned.
- In the past many new teachers had to work for months or even years in supply work to complete their probation.
- Those who are successful then go on probation for another six months and are allocated a mentor.
- Every week the teachers pick the three worst-performing students and put them on probation.
- We are on probation, which is right and proper, and we have a year to prepare, which is excellent.
- To my surprise, I found a letter in the mail stating that I was on academic probation.
Synonyms trial period, test period, experimental period, trial apprenticeship, traineeship, training, novitiate
OriginLate Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare 'to test, prove' (see prove). The legal use dates from the late 19th century. Definition of probation in US English: probationnounprōˈbāSH(ə)nproʊˈbeɪʃ(ə)n Law 1The release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behavior under supervision. 〔律〕缓刑(期) I went to court and was put on probation 我上了法庭并被判缓刑。 Example sentencesExamples - In a four-star hotel in Swindon he was arrested, remanded and released on probation.
- He was tested for alcohol and failed, then was arrested for breaching his probation order.
- He was given a community service order and put on probation.
- There would be advance from punishment to probation and from probation to release.
- She was put on probation for 18 months and ordered to pay the conductor £100 compensation.
- 1.1 The process or period of testing or observing the character or abilities of a person in a certain role, for example, a new employee.
(对新雇员等的)观察(期);试用(期) for an initial period of probation your manager will closely monitor your progress 在试用初期,部门经理将密切关注你的进展。 Example sentencesExamples - He did not condemn the new Labour administration, but rather felt that they were on probation.
- He is the new Scotland captain but he's still on probation as far as I'm concerned.
- I had a bad semester, being away from home in a new town and with nobody around, and ended up on academic probation.
- There have been no calls for his head as yet by institutional investors but he is regarded, at least by some, as being on probation.
- In the past many new teachers had to work for months or even years in supply work to complete their probation.
- We are on probation, which is right and proper, and we have a year to prepare, which is excellent.
- One employee was suspended without pay for two weeks and another was put on three-month probation.
- Every week the teachers pick the three worst-performing students and put them on probation.
- Those who are successful then go on probation for another six months and are allocated a mentor.
- I was a first year teacher, on probation, and I didn't get particularly good classes.
- To my surprise, I found a letter in the mail stating that I was on academic probation.
Synonyms trial period, test period, experimental period, trial
OriginLate Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare ‘to test, prove’ (see prove). The legal use dates from the late 19th century. |