probation
noun
[ prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the release of an offender from detention, subject to a period of good behaviour under supervision.
• "I went to court and was put on probation"
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting testing or investigation): from Old French probacion, from Latin probatio(n- ), from probare ‘to test, prove’ (see prove). The legal use dates from the late 19th century.
