Definition of probation

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Probation (n.) Moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in which he has the opportunity of proving his character, and becoming qualified for a happier state..

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Discommend :: Discommend (v. t.) To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove.
Novice :: Novice (n.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist..
Dispraise :: Dispraise (v. t.) To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.
Applause :: Applause (n.) The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation..
Approbate :: Approbate (v. t.) To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.
Allowance :: Allowance (n.) Approval; approbation.
Applaud :: Applaud (v. i.) To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Blame :: Blame (v. t.) To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault with; to reproach.
Disavow :: Disavow (v. t.) To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime..
Plausible :: Plausible (a.) Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible manners; a plausible delusion..
Hoity-toity :: Hoity-toity (a.) Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt..
Applaud :: Applaud (v. t.) To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
Frown :: Frown (v. i.) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness..
Approbation :: Approbation (n.) Proof; attestation.
Probatory :: Probatory (a.) Serving for trial; probationary.
Disapprove :: Disapprove (v. t.) To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was disapproved by the commander in chief..
Rebuke :: Rebuke (v. t.) To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish..
Probation :: Probation (n.) The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a pastor..
Approve :: Approve (v. t.) To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.
Reprobative :: Reprobative (a.) Of or pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation.
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