1. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
   "He was granted parole after serving half of his sentence"
    
2. A promise
   "he gave his parole";
   - word, word of honor [US], word of honour [Brit, Cdn]
    
3. [US] A secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group
   "he forgot the parole";
   - password, watchword, word, countersign, passcode

1. Release a criminal from detention and place them on parole
   "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"

Sounds like: rhea, riaparol

Derived forms: paroled, paroles, paroling

Type of: arcanum, free, freeing, liberate, liberation, loose, positive identification, promise, release, secret, unloose, unloosen

Encyclopedia: Parole, MD