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- noun Plural form of
probation .
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Examples
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But those limited term probations have not been used in significant numbers of cases.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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But those limited term probations have not been used in significant numbers of cases.
RutlandHerald.com 2010
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And it would seem an odd and unequal result if juvenile probations functionally said: “If your parent chooses to own guns, then you may be in a dwelling which has guns, but if your parent chooses not to own guns, then you may not be in any dwelling which hasguns.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Juveniles on Probation, and Their Parents’ Guns (and Other Weapons) 2010
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According to the Daily Press, Vick and Phillips are prohibited by their federal probations from associating with felons.
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And it would seem an odd and unequal result if juvenile probations functionally said: “If your parent chooses to own guns, then you may be in a dwelling which has guns, but if your parent chooses not to own guns, then you may not be in any dwelling which hasguns.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Juveniles on Probation, and Their Parents’ Guns (and Other Weapons) 2010
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… I am not certain the Seminoles should be proud of all the dishonor brought the tribe by the Florida State athletics department over the past three decades in the form of NCAA violations and probations.
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But even the industry leaders shrink from sharing malpractice history, government penalties, hospital probations or disciplinary actions by medical boards.
The Doctor Lottery 2008
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Of these, 2.1 million are ex-offenders who have fully completed their sentences and probations.
Tara Graham: Millions of Ex-Offenders Did Their Time, But Still Can't Vote 2008
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It would be one thing if the individual students had some serious blots on their records: academic probations, multiple suspensions or incidents where they broke a law and law enforcement became involved.
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But even Robert Downey Jr., who repeatedly avoided jail time in the late 1990s with a series of probations and promises to get clean in rehab, eventually went away for a good long stint behind bars.
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