Both Uses of
probation
in
Forged by Fire
- Especially if Jordan doesn't do anything to get a negative report from probation.†
Chpt 16probation = a period of testing
- I heard him tell Monique that he got a job, and reports to his probation officer right on time.
Chpt 16 *probation officer = a person who monitors a criminal who does not have to be in prison as long as they demonstrate good behavior and obey special restrictions
Definition:
a period of testing (especially of person)
in various senses, including:
- a period during which a criminal does not have to be in prison as long as they demonstrate good behavior and obey special restrictions
- a period during which a new employee is tried out on the job and during which the employee does not have all the privileges of a regular employee
- a period during which a student's grades or behavior must improve to prevent being kicked out of school