probationer
/prəˈbeɪʃənər/ noun [C] LAWDefinition
› a criminal who is allowed to stay out of prison if they do not commit another crime and follow particular rules: The average probationer commits a technical violation within 18 months.
(Definition of probationer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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