parole

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   early conditional release of a prisoner before a sentence ends

   After ten years he was granted parole for good behavior.

From French parole 'word, formal promise' (as in parole d'honneur, 'word of honor'), from Late Latin parabola 'speech, discourse', from Greek parabolē 'comparison'. A prisoner was released on giving his word.

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