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/pəˈɹoʊl/ · noun
(with on) 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..
He will be on parole for nearly two more years.
He was released on parole.
A Minnesota woman who killed her 6-year-old son will now spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole.
This man had forfeited his military parole.
In hospital he gave his parole, and was enlarged after paying for the torn blanket.
‘Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.’
[…] their parole or watchword, which is orange, distinguishes them from the rebels in any action, to prevent disagreeable mistakes.
Whitelaw was allowed to continue to San Francisco. There, INS officials assigned Whitelaw a temporary status for "deferred examination," and "paroled" him into the U.S., permitting him to stay for his planned five-week vacation.
Use parole when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parole means (with on) 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..
Common synonyms include word, password, watchword, countersign.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He will be on parole for nearly two more years.
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