How to Use probationer in a Sentence

probationer

noun
Definition of probationernext
Synonyms for probationernext
  • Advocates say about one third of these parolees and probationers are black.
    — Melissa Chan, Time, 27 Apr. 2018
  • But during his time in the court system, Pavlioglou saw a way to improve the process for other probationers and people on bail.
    — Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • But the department no longer allows the FBI and other agencies to tag along on visits to probationers' homes.
    — Todd Lighty, chicagotribune.com, 20 May 2017
  • So the Inquirer asked about a probationer who doesn’t have an open case, Nicholas Glenn, who went on a shooting rampage last year that left a woman dead.
    — Tricia L. Nadolny, Philly.com, 21 Sep. 2017
  • In fact, a probationer might even be forced to testify against himself.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 31 May 2017
  • The case also questions to what lengths a probationer must go to prove the marijuana is critical to their health.
    — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Its income, in the form of the monthly fees, depended directly on how long each probationer remained on the hook.
    — al, 26 Sep. 2020
  • But when the state fund that pays for the tests runs out of money, parolees and probationers who don’t have the money to pay for them risk running afoul of their supervision requirements.
    — Christopher N. Osher, The Denver Post, 14 May 2017
  • Laye also faces charges of obstruction of an officer and possession of a firearm by a first offender probationer.
    — Raisa Habersham, ajc, 13 June 2018
  • He is charged with malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault on a peace officer and possession of a firearm by a probationer.
    — George Mathis, AJC.com, 14 Feb. 2018
  • About three-quarters of them are conducted via videoconference from the county jails, each probationer a forlorn figure in a blue prison uniform heard through a tinny speaker.
    — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The probationer – Terry Easter – is suspected of firing shots, Abbott said.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 18 June 2020
  • There are collaborative courts for mental patients, drug users, high-risk probationers, juveniles and young adults.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Murder and other felony charges were filed today against a 20-year-old probationer who allegedly fired a gunshot toward his brother, missing him but inadvertently killing a next-door neighbor asleep in his bed.
    — Pomerado News, 21 Aug. 2019
  • For instance, commissioners recommended the council adopt rules prohibiting more than one probationer or parolee from living in a single sober-living home at one time.
    — Luke Money, Daily Pilot, 14 Apr. 2017
  • Two Aurora area men — a parolee and a probationer — face felony charges after police say someone in California mailed one of them a package containing thousands of grams of marijuana.
    — Hannah Leone, Aurora Beacon-News, 23 Aug. 2017
  • One third of the restitution, when ordered, and half of other financial obligations were still uncollected for the average probationer, according to the task force report.
    — Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com, 19 May 2017
  • Further details were not immediately available, but field agents deal with parolees or probationers and do not normally work inside prisons.
    — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Other rules include prohibiting more than one probationer or parolee in each facility.
    — Louis Casiano Jr, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2017
  • Creagh also was convicted of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, simple battery and possession of a firearm by a first-offender probationer.
    — Steve Burns, ajc, 15 May 2018
  • The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission took more than three hours of testimony from dozens of probationers, crime victims, professors, lawyers, community members and others who sought to weigh in on the plan.
    — Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The sweep targeted high-risk adult probationers and resulted in 67 probation searches, according to statistics released by the department.
    — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 4 Oct. 2017
  • A memo from Robbins-Meyer noted the payments into the county’s pension program, union contracts, and an increased workload in the probation program (various efforts to release people from state prisons have caused an increase in probationers).
    — sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 May 2017
  • Sugarman answers for his probationer, whose attention is wholly distracted by the apartment.
    — Gail Sheehy, Daily Intelligencer, 9 Sep. 2017
  • The woman will ask justices to decide whether a defendant must provide evidence that the marijuana is medically necessary or whether probationers can use it unless a judge decides it’s appropriate for the sentence.
    — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
  • In Philadelphia, an algorithm created by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania has helped dictate the experience of probationers for at least five years.
    — Adam Satariano, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Feb. 2020
  • In Philadelphia, an algorithm created by a professor at the University of Pennsylvania has helped dictate the experience of probationers for at least five years.
    — Adam Satariano, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2020
  • The department is making arrangements for continued supervision of the county's probationers.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Prosecutors and probation officers will seek to modify a probationer's sentence instead of holding participants in custody once the program's suspension is over, according to the county attorney.
    — Lauren Castle, azcentral, 26 Mar. 2020
  • One early experiment, led by the outgoing district attorney’s office, focused on probationers who are caught using drugs, another type of technical violation.
    — Maura Ewing, The Atlantic, 9 June 2017

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'probationer.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: