parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē 

-ˈrō-(ˌ);

ˌper-ə-ˈlē,

ˌpa-rə- 

: one released on parole

Examples of parolee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement The parole agent, from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Division of Adult Parole Operations, was conducting a home visit when a physical fight occurred with the parolee, said Pedro Calderón Michel, a spokesperson for CDCR. —Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024

Easily the nation’s most notable parolee, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, 32, was released Dec. 28 having served eight years of her 10-year sentence for matricide. —Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2024

The million or so parolees who entered the country during the Biden years seem a likely place to start. —Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024

In the past two years the Biden administration has also allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to temporarily reside in the U.S. as parolees via humanitarian programs. —Kristen Taketa, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

parole entry 2 + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē  -ˈrō-(ˌ); ˌpar-ə-ˈlē 

: an individual released on parole

Legal Definition

parolee

noun

pa·​rol·​ee pə-ˌrō-ˈlē, -ˈrō-ˌlē 

: a prisoner released on parole