probation officer

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noun

an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.

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Origin of probation officer

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby probation officer

probate, probate court, probation, probationary assistant, probationer, probation officer, probative, probe, probenecid, probe syringe, probie

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How to use probation officer in a sentence

Because of covid restrictions, she could meet with her public defender, probation officer and advocate only by phone.
Sex-trafficked kids are crime victims. In Las Vegas, they still go to jail.|Jessica Contrera|August 26, 2021|Washington Post
Martin said he “wanted to do something with law enforcement,” perhaps become a probation officer or work in corrections.
Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the 2013 Killing of Terrance Franklin. A Video Complicates the Story—and Now the Case May Be Reopened|Josiah Bates|June 25, 2021|Time
A onetime probation officer, Primeau first made his name in 1979 by recovering audio for the FBI in a sting operation against Detroit judges.
Minneapolis Police Were Cleared in the 2013 Killing of Terrance Franklin. A Video Complicates the Story—and Now the Case May Be Reopened|Josiah Bates|June 25, 2021|Time
He is now free to choose where and how he lives, without having to get approval from a probation officer.
Neli Latson is — finally — free. It only took 11 years, two governors and a national conversation about race and disability.|Theresa Vargas|June 23, 2021|Washington Post

Weigle agreed, saying he feared that if he sent a probation officer to Calhoun’s house the lawyer would consider it a salvo from the “deep state” and respond with violence.
Prosecutors want defense attorney, ex-Sacramento GOP leader charged in Capitol siege to remain detained|Rachel Weiner, Spencer Hsu|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
But the cavalry officer melted imperceptibly out of her existence.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
That woman meant mischief, or she would never have dared to suggest that a British officer should throw in his lot with hers.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
My orders ought to have been taken before a single unwounded Officer or man was ferried back aboard ship.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Malcolm reined up, and soon a British officer appeared round a bend in the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for probation officer

probation officer

noun

an officer of a court who supervises offenders placed on probation and assists and befriends them

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