Downey used the time to go to Harvard Law School, and Fecteau worked on home projects, took care of his parents, and sought work as a probation officer.

唐尼利用这段时间去了哈佛大学法学院读书，而费克图则在家进行装修，照顾他的父母，并找了份假释官的工作。

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A legal status, applied to people 16 years of age and older, who have been convicted of a crime and placed under the supervision of a probation officer for a period of time set by the court.

对16岁或更大一点的人因犯罪而给于的一种法律地位。其将在法庭确定的一段时间内接受缓刑监督官的监督。

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The penalty can not beyond the boundary of justice and utility, and the war-time probation system also can not be except.

刑罚不能超越公正与功利的界限，战时缓刑制度的设置也不例外。

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Lohan, 26, was on probation at the time of the crash and faces up to 245 days in jail if a judge determines her conduct violated her probation in a 2011 necklace theft case.

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The last time we saw the DMCA in action like this, a trio of Xbox modders were facing up to 5 years of prison time, but they ended up with just a few years of probation, and one of 'em got slapped with 6 months of home detention, Martha Stewart-style.

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He had been given four year's probation instead of prison time because of his chronic liver condition.

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