parole

noun

(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with

a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

a promise

verb

release a criminal from detention and place him on parole

Roots

parabolaparol- · Greek · speech, talk

Synonyms for parole

wordn parol

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