probasyon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish probación. The legal definition is from English probation.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pɾobasˈjon/ [pɾo.bɐˈʃon̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /pɾobasˈjon/ [pɾo.bɐsˈjon̪]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pro‧bas‧yon

Noun

probasyón (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜊᜐ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. provision
    1. testing period of time of one's behavior, personality, or quality
    2. (law) type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions

Further reading

  • “probasyon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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