[prəˈbeɪʃn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision
(e.g: I went to court and was put on probation)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n-), from probare ‘to test, prove’ (see prove). The legal use dates from the late 19th century