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Meaning of parole

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  parole
      n 1: a promise; "he gave his word" [syn: {parole}, {word}, {word
           of honor}]
      2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he
         forgot the password" [syn: {password}, {watchword}, {word},
         {parole}, {countersign}]
      3: (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 1: release a criminal from detention and place him on parole;
           "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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