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See also:PAROLE (shortened from the Fr. parole d'honneur, word of See also:honour) , a military See also:term signifying the engagement given by a prisoner of See also:war that if released he will not again take up arms against his captors during the term of the engagement or the war, unless previously relieved of the See also:obligation by See also:exchange . " See also:Parole " is also used in the same sense as " word " to imply a watchword or password . The See also:French word, formed from the See also:Late See also:Lat. paraula, See also:parabola, Gr. lrapaf3oXit, See also:story, See also:parable, was also adopted into See also:English as " parol," i.e. verbal, oral, by word of mouth, now only used in the legal term " parol See also:evidence," i.e. oral as opposed to documentary evidence . |
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