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parolee

parolee

20 7.8
A person released from prison who must follow rules and meet an officer
  • noun
  • /pəˈroʊli/
translation icon : liberado condicional
  • The purpose of this study was to understand and describe how parolees experience being a student in a Midwest community college.
  • Most parolees
  • Six parolees
  • Parolees attending college

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Examples

  • Our phenomenological study sought to understand and describe how parolees experience participating in the community college aspect of a reentry program.

    Academic text (2014)
  • How do such parolees describe the influence of being a community college student on their lives?

    Academic text (2014)
  • And one of the restrictions on any parolee is to avoid the company of any person who has a criminal record of any kind.

  • How do such parolees describe their experiences as students in a community college?

    Academic text (2014)
  • At the time of our study, 11 parolees were participating in the community college aspect of the program.

    Academic text (2014)
  • 3.3 For some parolees, attending college was a goal upon release from prison.

    Academic text (2014)
  • All the parolees also indicated that community college staff and teachers are helpful and positive.

    Academic text (2014)
  • What influences a parolee's decision to enroll in the community college element within a reentry program?

    Academic text (2014)
  • When Reeves hears about parolees and convicted felons getting help for their re-entry into society, he feels frustrated.

    Academic text (2011)
  • As a parolee, he had to check in with his parole officer every month.

Synonyms

probationer
vsparolee
  • Formal
1 8.1

A person released from prison who must follow rules and report to an officer

is specifically someone released from prison and kept under monitored supervision

Antonyms

337 3.5

A person kept in a prison, hospital, or similar place

Surface Forms

parolee singular
parolees plural

Morphology

parolee = parole (transparent) = parole + ee

Direct and regular agent/patient noun formation from 'parole' with the productive suffix '-ee' denoting a person under parole.

Etymology

Parolee comes from parole, a French word meaning 'word' or 'promise', because prisoners used to be freed on their 'word of honour'. So a parolee is someone released from prison on that promise and still under supervision.