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Parole board — A parole board is a panel of people who decide whether an offender should be released from prison on parole after serving at least a minimum portion of their sentence as prescribed by the sentencing judge. Parole boards are used in many… … Wikipedia
parole — /parowl/ Release from jail, prison or other confinement after actually serving part of sentence. State v. Ludwig, 218 Or. 483, 344 P.2d 764, 766. Conditional release from imprisonment which entitles parolee to serve remainder of his term outside… … Black's law dictionary
board of pardons — State board, of which the governor is usually a member, authorized to review and grant pardons and clemency to convicted prisoners, Board of Parole. See parole board … Black's law dictionary
board of pardons — State board, of which the governor is usually a member, authorized to review and grant pardons and clemency to convicted prisoners, Board of Parole. See parole board … Black's law dictionary
parole — pa·role /pə rōl/ n [Old French, speech, word, prisoner s word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison]: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence… … Law dictionary
parole board — essentially an advisory body set up to assist the Home Secretary in granting prisoners early release and in deciding to recall those out on licence. Originating in England in the Criminal Justice Act 1967, the board has a supporting network of… … Law dictionary
parole board — parole board, a group of persons having the authority to parole a prisoner before his sentence has expired, supervise the parolee after his release, and revoke the parole under certain conditions: »Some years ago I had occasion to dedicate a book … Useful english dictionary
Parole (disambiguation) — Parole refers to an action of the judiciary system:Parole may also refer to: *Parole board, a panel used to determine who is eligible for parole *Probation officer, called a parole officer in some jurisdictions *Parole (United States immigration) … Wikipedia
parole board — pa*role board , n. A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a prisoner will be granted parole[5] from a particular prison. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parole — [pə rōl′] n. [Fr, a word, formal promise < OFr < LL(Ec) parabola, a speech, PARABLE] 1. Now Rare word of honor; promise; esp., the promise of a prisoner of war to abide by certain conditions, often specif. to take no further part in the… … English World dictionary
