probation

noun4

1. •
   A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.

   • You'll be on probation for first six months. After that, if you work out, they'll hire you permanently.
2. •
   A type of sentence where convicted criminals are permitted to continue living in a community but will automatically be sent to jail if they violate certain conditions.

   • He got two years probation for robbery.
3. •
   A testing period of time.
4. •
   (no longer used) The act of testing; proof.

   • Such assessment of others' organizational morality is a crucial aspect of a more general set of probations that are intrinsic to managerial work. — 1988