PAROLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does parole mean?
• PAROLE (noun)
The noun PAROLE has 3 senses:
1. a promise
2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
3. (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
Familiarity information: PAROLE used as a noun is uncommon.
• PAROLE (verb)
The verb PAROLE has 1 sense:
1. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
Familiarity information: PAROLE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAROLE (noun)
Meaning:
A promise
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
parole; word of honor; word
Context example:
he gave his word
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
promise (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)
Meaning:
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
countersign; password; parole; watchword; word
Context example:
he forgot the password
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
arcanum; secret (information known only to a special group)
positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance)
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("parole" is a kind of...):
freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
• PAROLE (verb)
Meaning:
Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison
Hypernyms (to "parole" is one way to...):
free; liberate; loose; release; unloose; unloosen (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
