1
: a promise made with or confirmed by a pledge of one's honor
especially
: the promise of a prisoner of war to fulfill stated conditions in consideration of his release
2
: a watchword given only to officers of the guard and of the day
3
: a conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
4
a
: language viewed as a specific individual usage : performance
b
: a linguistic act compare langue
parole
adjective
Examples of parole in a Sentence
Noun
The prisoner will be eligible for parole after three years.
She robbed a bank while out on parole.
The prisoner was released on parole.
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Christine Pelisek, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
That means there are no penalties or conditions imposed on Trump, such as prison time or parole.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
She was sentenced to ten years in prison and was paroled in late 2023 after serving eight years.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
In 1996, three years after their first trial ended in a deadlock, the siblings were convicted of the first-degree murders and subsequently sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
That means there are no penalties or conditions imposed on Trump, such as prison time or parole.
—Wayne Unger, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
Riley, a Georgia college student, was killed last February by a Venezuelan migrant who had been arrested for shoplifting ahead of the attack and paroled in the country.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
She was sentenced to ten years in prison and was paroled in late 2023 after serving eight years.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Parole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parole. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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parole
1 of 2 noun
pa·role
pə-ˈrōl 
: an early release of a prisoner who meets specified requirements
parole
2 of 2 verb
paroled; paroling
: to release on parole
parolee
noun
pə-ˌrō-ˈlē
Medical Definition
parole
noun
pa·role
pə-ˈrōl
: a conditional release given to a psychiatric patient in a hospital before discharge enabling the patient to visit freely various designated areas on the hospital grounds or beyond its limits
parolable
adjective
parole
transitive verb
paroled; paroling
Legal Definition
Etymology
Noun
Old French, speech, word, prisoner's word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison
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