Parole
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 408 U.S. 471 - Morrissey v. Brewer · 1972Most cited · 18,975 citing opinions
The essence of parole is release from prison, before the completion of sentence, on the condition that the prisoner abide by certain rules during the balance of the sentence.
United States Code
18 U.S.C. § 4101 — as used in this chapter
“parole” means any form of release of an offender from imprisonment to the community by a releasing authority prior to the expiration of his sentence, subject to conditions imposed by the releasing authority and to its supervision, including a term of supervised release pursuant to section 3583;
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In International Law. The agreement of persons who have been taken by an enemy that they will not again take up arms against those who captured them, either for a limited time or during the In Criminal Law. A form of conditional pardon, by which the convict is released before the expiration of his term, to remain subject, during the remainder thereof, to supervision by the public authorities, and to return to imprisonment on violation of the conditions of the parole.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In International Law. The agreement of persons who have been taken prisoner by an enemy that they will not again take lip arms against those who captured them, either for a limited time or during the continuance of the war. Vattel, liv. 3, c. 8, § 151. It is a sacred obligation to the fulfilment of which the national faith is pledged. U. S. v. Wright, 5 Phila. (Pa.) 299, Fed. Cas. No. 10,777. A parole can be given only by a commissioned officer for himself or the troops under him. And an inferior officer, if his superior is within reach, cannot give his parole without the consent of the latter. If the prisoner’s government refuse to confirm his parole, he is hound in honor to return into captivity. A captor is not bound to offer, nor a prisoner to accept, parole; it is voluntary on both sides. Giving a parole precludes only active service in the field. It is ended by the prisoner’s exchange or by peace. A prisoner who violates liis parole and is again captured may be shot as a bandit, ltisley, Law of War, 131; Spaight, War Rights on Land, 290-300. Articles 10-12 of the Convention Concerning the Laws and Customs of War on Land, adopted by the Hague Peace Conference of 1899, define the obligations which a release on parole imposes upon the prisoner himself and upon his government. In Criminal Law. Tn some states acts have been passed providing for the release on parole of prisoners committed to prison upon conviction of crime. See Prisoners.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910