See Also: parole(medicine)
parole(dictionary)
parole(encyclopedia)
PAROLE(law)
parole 1, noun(dictionary)
parole 2, verb(dictionary)
parole board(dictionary)
PAROLE, international law(law)

kiepersol (iou) and parole (medicine)


kiepersol (iou)



kiepersol noun. Also kippersol. L19.
[Afrikaans from KITTISOL sunshade, umbrella, with ref. to the shape of its crown.]
Any of several small southern African trees of the genus Cussonia, of the ivy family, with leaves in tufts at the ends of the branches and with a root which is chewed for its sap.

parole (medicine)


parole


In psychiatry, term for conditional release of a formally committed patient from a mental hospital prior to formal discharge, so that the patient may be returned to the hospital if necessary without fresh legal action.

Origin: Fr., fr. L. Parabola, discourse, fr G. Parabole