parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē How to pronounce parolee (audio)
-ˈrō-(ˌ);
ˌper-ə-ˈlē,
ˌpa-rə- How to pronounce parolee (audio)
: one released on parole

Examples of parolee in a Sentence

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The average annual cost per medical parolee was between about $250,000 and $300,000 in 2023, Buis said. Don Thompson, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 In 2011, the firm paid $415 million for Behavioral Interventions, a Colorado company founded in the 1970s to track cattle and which had expanded to monitoring parolees. Paul Mozur, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Will caught up to an armed parolee in the hall of an apartment complex, and was forced to fire his weapon after the convict took a shot at him. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025 In the short, Ricky’s parole officer plays a very small part, but the feature presents a more complex relationship between P.O. and parolee. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parolee

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parolee was in 1903

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“Parolee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parolee. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

Medical Definition

parolee

noun
: an individual released on parole

Legal Definition

parolee

noun
: a prisoner released on parole

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