parole
verb/pəˈrəʊl/
/pəˈrəʊl/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they parole | /pəˈrəʊl/ /pəˈrəʊl/ |
| he / she / it paroles | /pəˈrəʊlz/ /pəˈrəʊlz/ |
| past simple paroled | /pəˈrəʊld/ /pəˈrəʊld/ |
| past participle paroled | /pəˈrəʊld/ /pəˈrəʊld/ |
| -ing form paroling | /pəˈrəʊlɪŋ/ /pəˈrəʊlɪŋ/ |
- to give a prisoner permission to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave well
- be paroled She was paroled after two years.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, literally ‘word’, also ‘formal promise’, from ecclesiastical Latin parabola ‘speech’.Want to learn more?
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