Definition of probationary | Bee Dictionary of English

s under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
probationary employees

The new probationary-citizen plan would lengthen an immigrant's total wait to an estimated six to 10 years, according to the Home Office.
The town reserves the right to determine whether any consumer complaints have been filed against applicants, to investigate any criminal and probationary record, to revoke licenses .
But where the tenure track for college professors can require a record of published research and probationary periods of up to 10 years, K-12 teachers can win tenure after working .

Norwalk Fire Department Swears In Newest Member
NORWALK, Conn. – Probationary Firefighter Corey Gilchrist of Norwalk was sworn in Monday as the newest member of the Norwalk Fire Department. Gilchrist is no stranger to the department. His brother, Kevin, is a 10-year veteran and his father, Kevin Sr., retired from the ...
June 11, 2013 - The Daily Norwalk
The real hole in the border bill
As the Senate begins to debate immigration-overhaul legislation today, skeptics of the bill are focusing on the wrong problem. Under the bill, illegal aliens already in the country could start obtaining “probationary” legalization once the Homeland Security Department submits a plan for catching 90 percent of the illegals trying to...
June 11, 2013 - New York Post
Stafford Middle School principal chosen
The Plattsburgh City School Board recently approved the three-year probationary appointment of Jamie LaBarge, who will step down as PHS assistant principal to take over for retiring Middle School leader Patty Amo.
June 8, 2013 - Plattsburgh Press-Republican

Jonathan Zittrain in CNN International
It's great to see Wikipedia unblocked, though in China an unblocking is probationary: it might be blocked again in a day, a week, or a month,Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, said earlier.
Anne Milgram in Colts Neck News Transcript
It is necessary for prosecutors to differentiate GDL holders from regular licensees when determining an appropriate plea offer,Milgram wrote in a memorandum sent to all municipal and county prosecutors. "GDL holders are probationary...
Lindsay Lohan in Daily Contributor
Holley also defended Lohan, saying that her client "substantially complied with each of her probationary conditions."