parole

n. conditionally released from jail; pledge or promise made by a prisoner that he will obey the terms of his release

v. be conditionally released from jail

Parole can have different meanings depending on the area and judiciary system. All of the meanings derive from the French parole, meaning "(spoken) word". Following its use in late-mediaeval Anglo-French chivalric practice, the term became associated with the release of prisoners based on prisoners giving their word of honor to abide by certain restrictions.
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Noun
1. a promise; "he gave his word"
(synonym) word, word of honor
(hypernym) promise
2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password"
(synonym) password, watchword, word, countersign
(hypernym) positive identification
3. (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitiles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with
(hypernym) liberation, release, freeing
(classification) law, jurisprudence
Verb
1. release a criminal from detention and place him on parole; "The prisoner was paroled after serving 10 years in prison"
(hypernym) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose

n. keyword, word which explains a code or cipher; important word; word which indicates the subject of a document; slogan, catchword

n. word, speech, talk, parole