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paroling

paroling is the present participle and gerund of parole.

Meaning of parole

Verb

parole (third-person singular simple present paroles, present participle paroling, simple past and past participle paroled)

  1. (transitive) To release (a prisoner) on the understanding that s/he checks in regularly and obeys the law.
    • Whitelaw was allowed to continue to San Francisco. There, INS officials assigned Whitelaw a temporary status for "deferred examination," and "paroled" him into the U.S., permitting him to stay for his planned five-week vacation.1980 April 12, Lew Lasher, “INS 'Paroles' Australian; Policy Still Unclear”, in Gay Community News, page 1
  2. (intransitive) To be released on parole.
    • I am a gay guy that likes S&M, and am looking for a master out on the streets to write me in here. I would like to parole to NYC some day if I can.1983 August 20, Dwain Rasmussen, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 23

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Questions about paroling

What is paroling the present participle and gerund of?
Paroling is the present participle and gerund of parole.

Words near paroling in the dictionary

  1. paroled
  2. parolee
  3. parolees
  4. parolelike
  5. paroles
  6. paroling
  7. parolivary
  8. parology
  9. parols
  10. paromamine
  11. paromoeon

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