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English Dictionary: parole	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for parole
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parole n a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, {word of honor}] a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" Synonym(s): password, watchword, word, parole, countersign (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with v release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parole \Pa*role"\, n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf. {Parol}.] 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. This man had forfeited his military parole. --Macaulay. 3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. 4. (Law) Oral declaration. See lst {Parol}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parole \Pa*role"\, a. See 2d {Parol}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parole \Parole"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paroled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paroling}.] (Mil.) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole* prisoners.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parole, MD (CDP, FIPS 60325) Location: 38.98415 N, 76.55308 W Population (1990): 10054 (4534 housing units) Area: 26.7 sq km (land), 4.4 sq km (water)