probationary
adjective/prəˈbeɪʃnri/
/prəʊˈbeɪʃəneri/
- connected with a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work
- a probationary period
- young probationary teachers
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- (law) connected with the period of time when a person who has committed a crime is on probation
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