work release
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work release — n: release of a prisoner from confinement during the day for the purpose of outside employment work–release adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
work-release — [wʉrk′ri lēs΄] adj. designating or of a program in which certain prisoners are permitted to leave a penal institution for a specified time in order to hold jobs, prior to their full release … English World dictionary
work-release — work′ release adj. soc of or designating a program under which prisoners may work outside of prison while serving their sentences • Etymology: 1955–60 … From formal English to slang
work release — noun : a corrections program that releases prisoners daily to work at full time jobs * * * noun [noncount] US : the practice of allowing a prisoner to work outside of the prison during the day a work release program prisoners on work release * *… … Useful english dictionary
Work release — In prison systems, work release programs allow a prisoner who is sufficiently trusted or can be sufficiently monitored leave confinement to continue working at his or her current place of employment, returning to prison when his/her shift is… … Wikipedia
work-release — /werrk ri lees /, adj. of or pertaining to a program under which prisoners may work outside of prison while serving their sentences. [1955 60] * * * work release UK US noun [uncountable] american a system by which prisoners work outside prison… … Useful english dictionary
work release program — n. A program that allows an inmate in a correctional institution to go out to work during the day and return to the institution at night. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
work release — work re.lease n [U] AmE a system in which a prisoner is allowed to work outside a prison … Dictionary of contemporary English
work-release — work re,lease noun uncount AMERICAN a system by which prisoners work outside prison during the day and then return to prison at night … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
work-release — /werrk ri lees /, adj. of or pertaining to a program under which prisoners may work outside of prison while serving their sentences. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
