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- He'd talked the prosecutor into reducing the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor, but because of the woman's long history of problems with the law, in exchange for the reduction the prosecutor had insisted that she forego probation and agree to serve her sentence in the county jail.†
p. 26.2probation = a period of testing
- When the juvenile court judge heard how much the kids had to drink, heard that they stole the booze and the pills they took from their own parents, and heard the shrink testify about peer pressure and gang mentality, she put them all on probation.†
p. 158.9
- She'd agreed to plead guilty to two counts of felony theft, to accept the minimum sentence of three years on each count, and to forego a probation hearing.†
p. 214.7 *
- He'd been in trouble before and was on probation.†
p. 234.1
- She might be willing to enter a no contest plea to some offense so long as you agree to probation:' I said.†
p. 249.9
- Probation is impossible?'†
p. 250.3
- We'll take three years of probation on aggravated assault.†
p. 251.1
- It will have to be a no contest plea, and you'll have to agree to probation:' I said.†
p. 251.8
- But I also knew that if I'd been accused of a crime I hadn't committed, nothing would persuade me to stand up and accept a three-year sentence, probation or no probation.†
p. 252.6
- But I also knew that if I'd been accused of a crime I hadn't committed, nothing would persuade me to stand up and accept a three-year sentence, probation or no probation.†
p. 252.6
- You're agreeing to probation.†
p. 253.5
- If they go with voluntary manslaughter, she'd be eligible for probation, but I doubt if Judge Green would grant it.†
p. 318.4
- I've agreed to testify truthfully in exchange for immediate release and probation on my sentence.†
p. 324.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(probation) a period of time when a person is being tested or watched to see if they meet certain expectations or follow rules
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In archaic literature, probation can be used to mean "proof" or "demonstration."