- 1permission that is given to a prisoner to leave prison before the end of their sentence on condition that they behave well to be eligible for parole She was released on parole. Wordfinderprisoncell, death row, discharge, justice, parole, prison, probation, remission, sentence, warder CollocationsCriminal justiceBreaking the law break/violate/obey/uphold the law be investigated/arrested/tried for a crime/a robbery/fraud be arrested/ (especially North American English) indicted/convicted on charges of rape/fraud/(especially US English) felony charges be arrested on suspicion of arson/robbery/shoplifting be accused of/be charged with murder/(especially North American English) homicide/four counts of fraud face two charges of indecent assault admit your guilt/liability/responsibility (for something) deny the allegations/claims/charges confess to a crime grant/be refused/be released on/skip/jump bailThe legal process stand/await/bring somebody to/come to/be on trial take somebody to/come to/settle something out of court face/avoid/escape prosecution seek/retain/have the right to/be denied access to legal counsel hold/conduct/attend/adjourn a hearing/trial sit on/influence/persuade/convince the jury sit/stand/appear/be put/place somebody in the dock plead guilty/not guilty to a crime be called to/enter (British English) the witness box take/put somebody on the stand/(North American English) the witness stand call/subpoena/question/cross-examine a witness give/hear the evidence against/on behalf of somebody raise/withdraw/overrule an objection reach a unanimous/majority verdict return/deliver/record a verdict of not guilty/unlawful killing/accidental death convict/acquit the defendant of the crime secure a conviction/your acquittal lodge/file an appeal appeal (against)/challenge/uphold/overturn a conviction/verdictSentencing and punishment pass sentence on somebody carry/face/serve a seven-year/life sentence receive/be given the death penalty be sentenced to ten years (in prison/jail) carry/impose/pay a fine (of $3 000)/a penalty (of 14 years imprisonment) be imprisoned/jailed for drug possession/fraud/murder do/serve time/ten years be sent to/put somebody in/be released from jail/prison be/put somebody/spend X years on death row be granted/be denied/break (your) parole crime Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectiveearly verb + parolebe on, give somebody, grant somebody, … parole + nounboard, system, officer, … prepositionon parole, with parole, without parole, … See full entry See related entries: Prison
- 2 (linguistics) language considered as the words individual people use, rather than as the communication system of a particular community compare langue Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, literally ‘word’, also ‘formal promise’, from ecclesiastical Latin parabola ‘speech’.Extra examples He committed a burglary while on parole. Her case comes up for parole in September. She got parole. She was released on parole after serving just half of her sentence. She’s got (her) parole. With parole, he could be out in two years. sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
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