parole

Nouns

  • (n) a promise
    • he gave his word
    word of honor, word,
  • (n) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
    • he forgot the password
    countersign, password, watchword, word,
  • (n) (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

Verbs

  • (v) release a criminal from detention and place him on parole
    • The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison

Synonyms

word of honor word countersign password watchword

Words of close approximity

parody parous
parolee