probationary
Americanadjective
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being or relating to an act, process, or period of testing, as of a person’s character, performance, qualifications, etc..
All our new hires have probationary status until their three-month review.
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Law.
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relating to probation, a method of dealing with offenders, especially youth guilty of minor crimes or first offenses, by allowing them to go at large under the supervision of a probation officer.
The judge’s options include sending the minor to a probationary camp for juvenile offenders.
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relating to conditional release.
Clients who have completed the probationary period are discharged from the program and released from their prison sentence.
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Education. being or relating to a trial period or condition of students who are being permitted to redeem academic failures, misconduct, etc..
Remediation plans for each probationary student must be submitted to the department Chair by midterm.
Other Word Forms
- unprobational adjective
- unprobationary adjective
Etymology
Origin of probationary
Example Sentences
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The NFL is pushing for mandatory training and development programs for low-performing and probationary officials, and contends the union is “resisting our efforts to give these officials access to more practice repetitions.”
From Los Angeles Times
They only came out of a two-year probationary period this summer.
From BBC
Ortiz also pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy tied to the case and was sentenced to a probationary period of three years on Nov. 19.
From Los Angeles Times
The other two will only be activated if he "commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period".
From BBC
Alvarado was placed on administrative leave after Ramirez reported him but has since completed his probationary period and been elevated to the rank of Police Officer II.
From Los Angeles Times
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