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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] probacioun, from Middle French & [[Latin]]; Middle French probation, from Latin probation-, probatio, from probare

*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : [[critical]] examination and [[evaluation]] or subjection to such examination and evaluation
*2 a : subjection of an [[individual]] to a period of testing and [[trial]] to ascertain fitness (as for a job or school)
:b : the [[action]] of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender and giving the offender [[freedom]] during [[good]] [[behavior]] under the supervision of a probation officer
:c : the state or a period of being subject to probation

[[Category: General Reference]]