parole

Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.

The duration of such conditional release.

A password used by an officer of the day, an officer on guard, or the personnel commanded by such an officer.

Word of honor, especially that of a prisoner of war who is granted freedom only after promising not to engage in combat until formally exchanged.

The act of speaking; a particular utterance or word.

To release (a prisoner) on parole.

To accept a parole from; allow to go about at liberty on parole. See parole, n.

A word or words; word of mouth; oral utterance or statement; language; text.

Word of honor given or pledged; solemn promise; plighted faith; specifically, a formal promise or pledge given by a prisoner of war that he will not try to escape if allowed to go about at liberty, or that, if released, he will return to custody at a certain time if not previously discharged, or that he will not bear arms against his captors within a stated period, as during the existing war.