probationer
Americannoun
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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
During the three-day hearing, the panel was told probationer PC Shearer had been in York with a friend while off-duty on 11 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2022
The law laying out those restoration rules requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2022
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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