parole

parole
In psychiatry, term for conditional release of a formally committed patient from a mental hospital prior to formal discharge, so that the patient may be returned to the hospital if necessary without fresh legal action. [Fr., fr. L. parabola, discourse, fr G. parabole]

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pa·role pə-'rōl n a conditional release given to a psychiatric patient in a hospital before discharge enabling the patient to visit freely various designated areas on the hospital grounds or beyond its limits
pa·rol·able adj
parole vt, pa·roled; pa·rol·ing

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  • parole — pa·role /pə rōl/ n [Old French, speech, word, prisoner s word of honor to fulfill stated conditions, from Late Latin parabola speech, parable, from Greek parabolē comparison]: a conditional release of a prisoner who has served part of a sentence… …   Law dictionary

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  • Parole — Pa*role , n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf. {Parol}.] 1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially (Mil.), promise, upon one s faith and honor, to fulfill stated conditions,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • parole — [pə rōl′] n. [Fr, a word, formal promise < OFr < LL(Ec) parabola, a speech, PARABLE] 1. Now Rare word of honor; promise; esp., the promise of a prisoner of war to abide by certain conditions, often specif. to take no further part in the… …   English World dictionary

  • Parole — Pa*role , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paroled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paroling}.] (Mil. and Penology) To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Parole — »Kennwort; Losung, Leitspruch«: Das Wort wurde im 17. Jh. in der Militärsprache aus gleichbed. frz. parole entlehnt. Das frz. Wort bedeutet eigentlich »Wort; Spruch« und war bereits in mhd. Zeit (mhd. parol‹l›e »Wort, Rede«) einmal entlehnt… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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