parole

3 definitions • 6 examples

permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well:

He's been released on parole.

She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years.

Reynolds was sentenced to life without parole.

to give someone parole:

He was paroled from prison last year after serving about four years.

I am not happy with the possibility he could be paroled in 20 years.

the release of a prisoner before that person’s period in prison is finished, with the agreement that the person will behave well:

a life sentence without parole