pa·role (p?-r?l?)n.1. Law a. Early release of a prisoner who is then subject to continued monitoring as well as compliance with certain terms and conditions for a specified period.b. The duration of such conditional release.2. A password used by an officer of the day, an officer on guard, or the personnel commanded by such an officer.3. Word of honor, especially that of a prisoner of war who is granted freedom only after promising not to engage in combat until formally exchanged.4. Linguistics The act of speaking; a particular utterance or word.tr.v. pa·roled, pa·rol·ing, pa·roles To release (a prisoner) on parole.[French, promise, word, from Vulgar Latin *paraula, from Latin parabola, discourse; see parable.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.parole (p??r??l) n1. (Law) a. the freeing of a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviourb. the duration of such conditional release2. (Law) a promise given by a prisoner, as to be of good behaviour if granted liberty or partial liberty3. (Law) a variant spelling of parol4. (Military) military US a password5. (Linguistics) linguistics language as manifested in the individual speech acts of particular speakers. Compare langue, performance7, competence56. (Law) on parole a. conditionally released from detentionb. informal (of a person) under scrutiny, esp for a recurrence of an earlier shortcomingvb (tr) (Law) to place (a person) on parole[C17: from Old French, from the phrase parole d’honneur word of honour; parole from Late Latin parabola speech] pa?rolable adj parolee nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pa?role (p??ro?l) n., v. -roled, -rol?ing, adj. n. 1. the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the sentence imposed. 2. a. the promise of a prisoner of war not to take up arms again if released or to abide by other conditions. b. a password given by authorized personnel in passing a guard. 3. word of honor given or pledged. v.t. 4. to place or release on parole. adj. 5. pertaining to parole or parolees: a parole violation. [1610?20;