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What is a probation?

What is a probation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance
  2. A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions
  3. (archaic) The act of testing; proof
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An egg thief who raided bird's nests in Orkney has been placed on probation and had his car confiscated.
A mechanism for reintegration was in place in the form of court-ordered probation.
One employee was suspended without pay for two weeks and another was put on three-month probation.
Judge Charles Wade adjourned sentence to April 22 so the probation service can prepare pre-sentence reports on the teenager.
That would pass over sentencing powers from judges to probation officers, which is the exact opposite of what she said when she began her speech.
It is therefore of concern he admits to consuming a large amount of alcohol and to being extremely abusive to probation staff on release.

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