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Definition parole in British English

parole noun

noun
/pəˈrəʊl/
1

permission for a prisoner to leave prison before the official time if they promise to obey particular rules

Example

He could be out on parole in two years.

Synonyms and related words
bail bail out bind over
1.1

the period during which a prisoner who is free must continue to obey particular rules

Synonyms and related words
bail bail out bind over
2

language considered as the way that individual people use it

Synonyms and related words
acrolect a living language basilect
3

permission for foreigners to visit the U.S. for a defined period

Example

VOA White House bureau chief, Steve Herman, reported that Trump gave the Afghan team what is known as a "parole." It allows the team's six teen-age members to visit the U.S. for 20 days.

Definition parole in British English