probation

US: /pɹoʊˈbeɪʃən/
UK: /pɹə‍ʊbˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


probation /probation/
  • danh từ
    • sự thử thách (trước khi cho gia nhập tổ chức...), sự tập sự; thời gian thử thách, thời gian tập sự
    • (pháp lý) sự tạm tha có theo dõi; thời gian tạm tha có theo dõi
      • to be on probation: đang trong thời gian thử thách, đang trong thời gian tập sự; đang trong thời gian được tạm tha có theo dõi

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun [U]
1 (law) a system that allows a person who has committed a crime not to go to prison if they behave well and if they see an official (called a PROBATION OFFICER) regularly for a fixed period of time: The prisoner was put on probation. + He was given two years' probation.
2 a time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work: a period of probation
3 (AmE) a fixed period of time during which a student who has behaved badly or not worked hard must improve their work or their behaviour
probationary adjective: a probationary period + young probationary teachers
probationer noun: prisoners and probationers + a young probationer nurse

Collocation dictionary


VERB.

give sb, place sb on, put sb on, sentence sb to
He was placed on probation for two years. She was sentenced to a year's probation.
| release sb on

PROBATION + NOUN

order
He was under a probation order for attacking a photographer.
| officer | service | hostel | period
Once your probation period is successfully completed, you will be offered a contract.

PREP.

on ~
The judge put her on probation for a year. He joined the company on six months' probation.


Concise English dictionary


probationsprə'beɪʃn
noun
+a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership
+a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself
+(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court