probationer
Americannoun
noun
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"To let a probationer on a building site with no supervision to do work is an absolute accident waiting to happen."
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
They got a break when an officer charged with checking in with people on probation recognized a probationer as the suspect caught on video.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2023
A 1973 law laying out those restoration rules requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
Even for a probationer who truly wants to play by the rules and finish probation, it’s not easy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020
As Briony came up, a probationer with a Primus stove on a trolley was already preparing the fresh solution.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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