noun [U]
1 (law) a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a PROBATIONOFFICER) regularly for a fixed period of time:
The prisoner was put on probation. * He was given two years' probation.
2 a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work:
a period of probation
3 (AmE) a fixed period of time during which a student who has behaved badly or not worked hard must improve their work or their behaviour
probationary adjective:
a probationary period * young probationary teachers
probationer noun:
prisoners and probationers * a young probationer nurse
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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