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Probation officer

Probation officer, means an officer appointed by the State Government as a probation officer under the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958. [ Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, s. 2 (s)]Means an officer appointed to be a probation officer or recognised as such under s. 13. [Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 (20 of 1958), s. 2 (b)]...


probation officer

probation officer : an officer appointed to investigate, report on, and supervise the conduct of convicted offenders on probation ...


Probation

Probation, connotes a period of trial, Ajudhia Nath Dhingra v. Union of India, 1976 Sim LJ 357.Means a sort of 'locus pententiae' to the employer to observe the work, ability, efficiency, sincerity, and competence of the servant and if he is found not suitable for the post, the master reserves the right to dispense with his service without anything more during or at the end of the prescribed period which is styled as period of probation, Parshotam Lal Dhingra v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 36: 1958 (1) LLJ 544: 1958 SCJ 217.Probation. (1) Proof generally. (2) Suspension of a final appointment to an office until a person tempo-rarily appointed (who is called a 'probationer') has by his conduct proved himself to be fit to fill it. (3) Treatment of an offender under the (English) Probation of Offenders Act, 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c. 17).By s. 1 of this Act where any person is charged before a Court of summary jurisdiction and the Court thinks that the charge is proved, but is of opinion that, ha...


probation

probation [Middle French, critical examination and evaluation, from Latin probation- probatio, from probare to test, approve, prove] 1 a : subjection to a period of evaluation and possible termination at the commencement of employment in a position for which one's fitness is to be determined b : subjection to a period of review in the course of employment or education as a result of a violation of standards and with the possibility of dismissal if standards are not met 2 a : the suspension of all or part of a sentence and its replacement by freedom subject to specific conditions and the supervision of a probation officer [it is the intent of the legislature that the granting of shall be a matter of grace conferring no vested right to its continuance "Michigan Statutes Annotated"] compare diversion, parole b : probation as a sentence in itself c : the period or state of being subject to probation [arrested while on ] pro·ba·tion·al [-shə-nəl] adj pro...


presentence investigation

presentence investigation : an investigation made by a probation officer in preparing a presentence report ...


presentence report

presentence report : a report prepared by a probation officer upon conviction of a defendant that assists the sentencing court in imposing an appropriate sentence NOTE: The information contained in a presentence report includes the defendant's prior criminal history (if any) and relevant (as financial) circumstances, the appropriate classification of the defendant and of the offense under the established classification system, the kinds and range of sentences and programs available, and the impact of the offense on the victim. ...


Executor

Executor. A person appointed by a testator to carry out the directions and requests in his will, and to dispose of the property according to his testamentary provisions after his decease.One who performs or carries out some act, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 591.The leading duties and responsibilities of an executor may be thus classed:-(1) He will not be allowed as against creditors extravagant funeral expenses if the testator died insolvent; and if he neglects to secure the property, and loss ensue, he will be personally liable for a devastavit, but will not be responsible for mere neglect to take out probate (Re Stevens, (1898) 1 Ch 162). See DEVASTAVIT.(2) By operation of law by virtue of his office he takes a title to the personal property of the testator which vests him with full power ovr the testator's chattels, Attenborough v. Solomon, 1913 AC 76, and by Administration of Estates Act, 1925, s. 1, extending and amending the Land Transfer Act, 1897, real property devolves...


administrator

administrator 1 : a person appointed by a probate court to manage the distribution of the assets in the estate of a person who has died without leaving a valid will or leaving a will that does not name an executor able or willing to perform see also administratrix letters of administration at letter compare executor, personal representative administrator ad litem : an administrator appointed to represent an estate that is a necessary party to a lawsuit administrator cum testamento annexo : administrator with the will annexed in this entry administrator de bo·nis non [-dē-bō-nis-nÄ n, -dā-bō-nis-nōn] : an administrator appointed to administer the remaining assets in the estate when the preceding administrator or executor can or will no longer perform administrator pen·den·te li·te [-pen-den-tē-lī-tē, -pen-den-tā-lē-tā] : special administrator in this entry administrator with the will annexed : an ...


Surrogate's office

Surrogate's office : an office in New Jersey which carries out duties in probate, the administration of estates, and the guardianship of minors ...


caveat

caveat [Latin, may he/she beware] 1 a : a warning enjoining one from certain acts or practices b : an explanation to prevent a misinterpretation 2 : a notice to a court or judicial officer to suspend a proceeding until the opposition can be heard [a entered in the probate court to stop the proving of the will] caveat vb ...


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