parole

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually, with-on) Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
2. (uncountable, usually) Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases.
3. (historical, uncountable, usually) A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
4. (archaic, uncountable, usually) A watchword or code phrase; (military) a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.
5. (uncountable, usually) Language in use, as opposed to language as a system.
6. (US, uncountable, usually) The permission for a foreigner who does not meet the technical requirements for a visa to be allowed to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
7. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of parol.

Verb

1. (transitive) To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law.
2. (intransitive) To be released on parole.

Sinonieme

watchword

countersign

password

word

release on bail

word of honor

parole of honour

pledge

probation

access code

release

shibboleth

speech act

conditional release

liberate on parole

promise

access key

bail

key word

let loose

liberation

performance

Vertalings

parole

senha

liberdade condicional

password

wachtwoord

mot de passe

bedingte Haftentlassung

λόγος τιμής

mot

terme

liberté conditionnelle

contrasenya

rilasciare sulla parola

sant i senya

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pəˈɹoʊl/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French parole (“word, formal promise”), from Old French parole, from Late Latin parabola (“speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parabola, parable, and palaver.