parole
1[ puh-rohl ]
/ pəˈroʊl /
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noun
verb (used with object), pa·roled, pa·rol·ing.
to place or release on parole.
to admit (an alien) into the U.S. under the parole provision: An increased number of Hungarian refugees were paroled into the United States.
adjective
of or relating to parole or parolees: a parole record.
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Origin of parole
11610–20; <Middle French, short for parole d'honneur word of honor. See parol
OTHER WORDS FROM parole
pa·rol·a·ble, adjectiveun·pa·rol·a·ble, adjectiveun·pa·roled, adjectiveWords nearby parole
parody, paroecious, paroicous, parokheth, parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym
Definition for parole (2 of 2)
parole2
[ pa-rawl ]
/ paˈrɔl /
noun French.
language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (contrasted with langue).
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British Dictionary definitions for parole
parole
/ (pəˈrəʊl) /
noun
verb (tr)
to place (a person) on parole
Derived forms of parole
parolable, adjectiveparolee (pəˌrəʊˈliː), nounWord Origin for parole
C17: from Old French, from the phrase parole d'honneur word of honour; parole from Late Latin parabola speech
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