Type and usage of parole from BoostVocab

parole

/pə'roʊl/

noun
a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
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countersign password watchword word

type of:
arcanum secret positive identification
noun
a promise
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word word of honor

type of:
promise
noun
(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
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type of:
release freeing liberation
verb
release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
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"The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

type of:
free liberate loose release unloose unloosen

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