parole

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: pa=role

CIDE DICTIONARY

parole, n. [F. parole. See Parley, and cf. Parol.].

•  A word; an oral utterance.  [1913 Webster]
•  Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith;  [1913 Webster]

  "This man had forfeited his military parole."  [1913 Webster]
•  A watchword given only to officers of guards; -- distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.  [1913 Webster]
•  Oral declaration. See 1st Parol, 2.  [1913 Webster]
•  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]
•  A document authorizing a parole{5}.  [PJC]

parole, a. 

 See 2d Parol.  [1913 Webster]

parole, v. t. 

 To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

parole, n. & v.
--n.
1 a the release of a prisoner temporarily for a special purpose or completely before the expiry of a sentence, on the promise of good behaviour. b such a promise.
2 a word of honour.
--v.tr. put (a prisoner) on parole.

Idiom

on parole released on the terms of parole.

Derivative

parolee n.

Etymology

F, = word: see PARLANCE

THESAURUS

parole

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

ROGET THESAURUS

parole

Speech

N speech, faculty of speech, locution, talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, prolation, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle, effusion, oration, recitation, delivery, say, speech, lecture, harangue, sermon, tirade, formal speech, peroration, speechifying, soliloquy, allocution, conversation, salutatory : screed: valedictory, oratory, elocution, eloquence, rhetoric, declamation, grandiloquence, multiloquence, burst of eloquence, facundity, flow of words, command of words, command of language, copia verborum, power of speech, gift of the gab, usus loquendi, speaker, spokesman, prolocutor, interlocutor, mouthpiece, Hermes, orator, oratrix, oratress, Demosthenes, Cicero, rhetorician, stump orator, platform orator, speechmaker, patterer, improvisatore, speaking, spoken, oral, lingual, phonetic, not written, unwritten, outspoken, eloquent, elocutionary, oratorical, rhetorical, declamatory, grandiloquent, talkative, Ciceronian, nuncupative, Tullian, orally, by word of mouth, viva voce, from the lips of, quoth he, said he, action is eloquence, pour the full tide of eloquence along, she speaks poignards and every word stabs, speech is but broken light upon the depth of the u, to try thy eloquence now 'tis time.

Promise

N promise, undertaking, word, troth, plight, pledge, parole, word of honor, vow, oath, profession, assurance, warranty, guarantee, insurance, obligation, contract, stipulation, engagement, preengagement, affiance, betroth, betrothal, betrothment, promising, promissory, votive, under hand and seal, upon oath, promised, affianced, pledged, bound, committed, compromised, in for it, as one's head shall answer for, in for a penny in for a pound, ex voto, gage d'amour.

Security

N security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.