Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
board of parole.
See PAROLE BOARD.
juvenile parole
The conditional release of a juvenile offender from confinement. - Also termed aftercare.
parole
, n. The release of a prisoner from imprisonment before the full sentence has been served. 0 Although not available under some sentences, parole is usu. granted for good behavior on the condition that the parolee regularly report to a supervising officer for a specified period. - parole, ub. Cf. PARDON; PROBATION (1). "The essence of parole is release from prison, before completion of the sentence, on condition that the prisoner abide by certain rules during the balance of the sentence. Parole is not freedom." 59 Am. Jur. 2d Pardon and Parole ยง 6 (1987).
parole board
A governmental body that decides whether prisoners may be released from prison before completing their sentences. -Also termed board of parole; parole commission.
parole revocation
The administrative act of returning a parolee to prison because of the parolee's failure to abide by the conditions of parole (as by committing a new offense). parol evidence See EVIDENCE.
parolee
A prisoner who is released on parole.