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Probation System

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An effort to encourage good behavior in a convicted criminal by granting a deduction from his sentence or in case of its being his first offence, releasing him on condition that, for a stated period, he lead an orderly life. See Sentence; Juvenile Courts; Prisoner.