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- Definition
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- parole :
}} Originally, one's oath or word of honour, given as a condition of release from custody; now specifically, describing the release of a former prisoner under certain conditions, especially the promise of good behaviour.
- parole :
Conditional release of a prisoner (now especially before the end of a custodial sentence), or the term or state of such release; the system governing such releases.
- parole :
A word of honor, especially given by a prisoner of war, to not engage in combat if released.
- parole :
A watchword or code phrase; a password given only to officers, distinguished from the countersign, which is given to all guards.