'Parole' definitions:
Definition of 'parole'
(from WordNet)
noun
A promise; "he gave his word" [syn: parole, word, word of honor]
noun
A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]
noun
(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
verb
Release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
Definition of 'Parole'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Parole'
From: GCIDE
- Parole \Pa*role"\, n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.]
- 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to custody, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- This man had forfeited his military parole. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) Oral declaration. See 1st Parol, 2. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The release of a prisoner from confinement prior to the end of the original sentence, conditioned on good behavior and often with other specific conditions, such as not to associate with known criminals. Such early release is common where the sentence provides a minimum and maximum term; as, he was released on parole after three years of his five-year sentence; he is out on parole. [PJC]
- 6. A document authorizing a parole[5]. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'parole'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accents,
- assurance,
- avouch,
- avouchment,
- cast loose,
- chatter,
- comment,
- conversation,
- demobilization,
- demobilize,
- dialect,
- discharge,
- discourse,
- dismiss,
- dismissal,
- elocution,
- faith,
- gab,
- go bail for,
- grant bail to,
- guarantee,
- idiom,
- language,
- langue,
- let go,
- let go free,
- let loose,
- let off,
- let out,
- lingo,
- lingua,
- linguistic act,
- locution,
- oath,
- oral communication,
- palaver,
- parlance,
- parol,
- personal usage,
- phonation,
- phraseology,
- pledge,
- plight,
- prattle,
- promise,
- put on parole,
- rapping,
- release,
- sequence of phonemes,
- solemn declaration,
- speaking,
- speech,
- speech act,
- string,
- talk,
- talking,
- the spoken word,
- tongue,
- troth,
- unbinding,
- unbolting,
- unbridling,
- unbuckling,
- uncaging,
- unchaining,
- unfettering,
- ungagging,
- unhand,
- unhanding,
- unharnessing,
- unhobbling,
- unlashing,
- unlatching,
- unleashing,
- unlocking,
- unloosing,
- unmanacling,
- unmuzzling,
- unpenning,
- unshackling,
- unstrapping,
- untethering,
- untrussing,
- untying,
- unyoking,
- usage,
- utterance,
- utterance string,
- vocable,
- voice,
- vow,
- warranty,
- word,
- word of honor,
- word of mouth,
- words,
- yakkety-yak,
- yakking
Parole, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Parole, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
Population (2000) :
14031
Housing Units (2000) :
6946
Land area (2000) :
10.283928 sq. miles (26.635251 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.568272 sq. miles (4.061805 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
11.852200 sq. miles (30.697056 sq. km)
FIPS code :
60325
Located within :
Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location :
38.991657 N, 76.548450 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.